used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Chalmers would have nothing modern about his apartment.
adding-machines
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From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Chalmers would have nothing modern about his apartment.
asceticadjectiveUS /əˈsetɪk/
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
Belknap
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From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
put or send forth
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
Chalmers
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From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
gargoylesnounUS /ˈɡɑːrɡɔɪlz/
plural of “gargoyle” — a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
gutteredverbUS /ˈɡʌtərd/
past form of “gutter” — burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Chalmers would have nothing modern about his apartment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
I'm
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From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
illuminatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːməneɪtəd/
provided with artificial light
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
leeringadjective
showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
manuscriptsnounUS /ˈmænjəskrɪpts/
plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
mediæval
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From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Chalmers would have nothing modern about his apartment.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Chalmers would have nothing modern about his apartment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
radiosnounUS /ˈreɪdioʊz/
plural of “radio” — medium for communication
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
recedingnounUS /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had the soul of a mediæval ascetic, and he preferred illuminated manuscripts to automobiles and leering stone gargoyles to radios and adding-machines.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two tall candles guttered at his elbow and cast a sickly amber light over his long nose and slightly receding chin.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He was sitting by the window and his face was very pale.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Chalmers would have nothing modern about his apartment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "I'm glad you came," said Chalmers.
