10th
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From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winter was closing down in Moonstone, and he dreaded the dullness of it.
Archie
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From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
ARCHIE'S
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From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Winter was closing down in Moonstone, and he dreaded the dullness of it.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
DR
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From this reading DR.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Winter was closing down in Moonstone, and he dreaded the dullness of it.
dullnessnounUS /ˈdʌlnəs/
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading Winter was closing down in Moonstone, and he dreaded the dullness of it.
Felipe
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From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
HotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
MoonstonenounUS /ˈmuːnstoʊn/
a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
From this reading Winter was closing down in Moonstone, and he dreaded the dullness of it.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
PalacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
registeredadjectiveUS /ˈredʒɪstərd/
(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
San
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From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
stockholdersnounUS /ˈstɑːkhoʊldərz/
plural of “stockholder” — someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading On the 10th day of January, therefore, he was registered at the Brown Palace Hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
VENTUREnounUS /ˈventʃər/
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading ARCHIE’S VENTURE I Dr. Howard Archie had come down to Denver for a meeting of the stockholders in the San Felipe silver mine.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not absolutely necessary for him to come, but he had no very pressing cases at home.
WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter was closing down in Moonstone, and he dreaded the dullness of it.
