used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
adieux
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From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
completely unclothed
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Inside, however, began the march of strange things.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
commissionaire's
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From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
exteriornounUS /ɪkˈstɪriər/
the region that is outside of something
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
frivolousadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪvələs/
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Inside, however, began the march of strange things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside, however, began the march of strange things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
immediately past
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
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 The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
march in a procession
From this reading Inside, however, began the march of strange things.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
RestaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Inside, however, began the march of strange things.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
supper-guests
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From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Inside, however, began the march of strange things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
unconsecrate
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From this reading The exterior of the bare and deserted chapel, long since unconsecrate, was dull and lifeless.
unseasonableadjective
not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading The last of the supper-guests had left Henry's Restaurant, the commissionaire's whistle was silent.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The light laughter and frivolous adieux of the departing guests seemed to have melted away into a world somewhere beyond the pale of the unseasonable fog.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The little strip of waste ground adjoining was wrapped in gloom and silence.
