adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
Balt's
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From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
BECOMESverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
CHERRYnounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
ClydenounUS /klaɪd/
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
Fingerlessadjective
not having or having lost fingers
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Emerson was forced to smile.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
Fraser
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From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/
of the present time and place
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
MALOTTE
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From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/
the possibility of future success
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
Quoth
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From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Emerson was forced to smile.
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
successnounUS /səkˈses/
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
SUSPICIOUSadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quoth "Fingerless" Fraser: "It has certainly lifted a load off my mind to put this deal through."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emerson was forced to smile.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were noisy and excited at the success of the enterprise and at the prospect of immediate action.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CHERRY MALOTTE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS At the hotel Emerson found Clyde and Fraser in Balt's room awaiting him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now that you have succeeded," said he, "what next?"
