afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
anew
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
(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 Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
Allison
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From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
any thing at all
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
chefnounUS /ʃef/
a professional cook
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
contributeverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
bestow a quality on
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
set up or found
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
brought together in one place
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
locker-roomadjective
relating to or appropriate for a locker room
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
not any; not one
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
by chance
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
PLEXUSnounUS /ˈpleksəs/
a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In fact, no one seemed to have anything to contribute.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
SOLARadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlər/
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
believed likely
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He did question them down in the locker-room, I thought perhaps for the moral effect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
unenlighteningadjective
failing to inform or clarify
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SOLAR PLEXUS It was after the dinner hour that we found ourselves at the Country Club again.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chef, whom I had suspected of knowing something, was there, but proved to be unenlightening.
Wyndham
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From this reading Wyndham had not come back from the city, but Allison was there and had gathered together all the Club help so that Kennedy might question them.
