used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Thank you, my boy.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
conservatorynounUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɔːri/
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
drawing-room
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
put on clothes
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
in a serious manner
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
EXPERIMENTnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
infirmadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrm/
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
Lazaroff
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From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
engage in
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
be seated
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
Spofforth
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
subsidingnounUS /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “Sit down, Arnold,” said Sir Spofforth, subsiding stiffly into his arm chair.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, my boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was empty; Esther and Lazaroff had gone into the big conservatory that opened out of the south side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I heard the rustle of the girl’s dress as she moved among the palms, and Lazaroff speaking earnestly in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Since Sir Spofforth was a little infirm, and leaned on my arm to make his slow ascent of the stairs, we entered the drawing-room a full minute after the others.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you, my boy.
