adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/
having fair knowledge of
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
AudiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
comedynounUS /ˈkɑːmədi/
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
continuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəsli/
at every point
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
deathlyadjectiveUS /ˈdeθli/
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading The house now was deathly still; the ringing had entirely subsided.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
enactverbUS /ɪˈnækt/
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The house now was deathly still; the ringing had entirely subsided.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house now was deathly still; the ringing had entirely subsided.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading The house now was deathly still; the ringing had entirely subsided.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The house now was deathly still; the ringing had entirely subsided.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
subsidedverbUS /səbˈsaɪdɪd/
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading The house now was deathly still; the ringing had entirely subsided.
switchesnounUS /ˈswɪtʃəz/
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
uncannyadjectiveUS /ənˈkæni/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Smith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hallway, and now he turned and cried back loudly:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again I detected the appeal to a hidden Audience; and there was something very uncanny in the idea.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I fear we should never get servants to stay here.”
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the upper corridor my companion, who seemed to be well acquainted with the position of the switches, again turned up all the lights, and in pursuit of the strange comedy which he saw fit to enact, addressed me continuously in the loud and unnatural voice which he had adopted as part of his disguise.
