AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW FLIRTATION.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
Demolines
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From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
EnounUS /iː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
EamesnounUS /iːmz/
United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
FLIRTATIONnounUS /flərˈteɪʃən/
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading A NEW FLIRTATION.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
necessitiesnounUS /nəˈsesɪtiz/
plural of “necessity” — the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW FLIRTATION.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
scrawledverbUS /skrɔːld/
past form of “scrawl” — write carelessly
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned."
