adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Get me a pen, and ink!"
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
bagnounUS /bæɡ/
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
Baxter
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From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
dishevelledadjective
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
forthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
GetverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get me a pen, and ink!"
habitualadjectiveUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəl/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading "Get me a pen, and ink!"
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
languornoun
a relaxed comfortable feeling
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
manifestedverbUS /ˈmænəfestəd/
past form of “manifest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Get me a pen, and ink!"
mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/
make reference to
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "Get me a pen, and ink!"
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir?"
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Now any ordinary mortal might have manifested just a little surprise to behold his master walk suddenly in, dusty and dishevelled of person, his habitual languor entirely laid aside, and to thus demand pen and ink, forthwith.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In which shall be found mention of a certain black bag_ "Baxter!"
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
