adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
Byrne
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
chemicalsnounUS /ˈkemɪkəlz/
plural of “chemical” — material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
DISCOVERYnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
drunkadjectiveUS /drʌŋk/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
Gramercy
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From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
I'm
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From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Loughburne
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
MetropolitanadjectiveUS /ˌmetrəˈpɑːlətən/
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
paragraphsnounUS /ˈpærəɡræfs/
plural of “paragraph” — one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
Randall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
signaturenounUS /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
Swinnerton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If I have to go back to those bare, blank rooms of mine with the smell of chemicals drifting in from the laboratory, I'll--get drunk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
TowernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I'm sending this ahead because I want you to do me a favour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was such a strange letter that between paragraphs Swinnerton Loughburne paced up and down his Gramercy Park studio and stared, baffled, at the heights of the Metropolitan Tower.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE This is the letter which Swinnerton Loughburne received over the signature of Doctor Randall Byrne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Swinnerton, "I'll be with you in good old Manhattan about as soon as you get this letter.
