adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
Allerdyke
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From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Some fifteen or twenty," answered the manager.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
attachedadjectiveUS /əˈtætʃt/
being joined in close association
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
bedroomnounUS /ˈbedruːm/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
BUCKLEverbUS /ˈbʌkəl/
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
Christianianoun
the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
death-chamber
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From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Some fifteen or twenty," answered the manager.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
Gaffney
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From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
inquestnounUS /ˈɪnkwest/
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Some fifteen or twenty," answered the manager.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
SHOEnounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
sitting-room
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From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some fifteen or twenty," answered the manager.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Some fifteen or twenty," answered the manager.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Allerdyke took it at once, sent Gaffney down to bring up certain things from the car, and detained the manager for a moment's conversation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The manager at once took him to a suite of three rooms at the end of the corridor which they were then in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SHOE BUCKLE Once outside the death-chamber, Allerdyke asked the manager to give him a bedroom with a sitting-room attached to it, and to put Gaffney in another room close by--he should be obliged, he said, to stay at the hotel until the inquest was over and arrangements had been made for his cousin's funeral.
you'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you'd a fair lot of people come in last night from that Christiania boat?" he asked.
