commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
Brandon
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From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
Bunderley
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From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
Charlie
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From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark, gloomy night strangely stirred his imagination.
Dave
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From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
recognizable; marked
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
brought together in one place
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
depressingly dark
From this reading The dark, gloomy night strangely stirred his imagination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
historiannounUS /hɪˈstɔːriən/
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
hotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The dark, gloomy night strangely stirred his imagination.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
Kenosha's
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From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The dark, gloomy night strangely stirred his imagination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
RamblersnounUS /ˈræmblərz/
plural of “rambler” — a person who takes long walks in the country
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
Somers
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From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
in the near future
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The dark, gloomy night strangely stirred his imagination.
in a strange manner
From this reading The dark, gloomy night strangely stirred his imagination.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Immediately after supper the crowd gathered in Bob Somers’ room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIRCUS The Ramblers and Charlie Blake secured quarters at one of Kenosha’s principal hotels.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Dave Brandon, the poet and historian of the club, was soon reclining with his accustomed ease at the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Captain Bunderley had some business to attend to, Victor decided to remain with them until the hour for turning in.
