adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
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 Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My servant is packing now."
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
LONGadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
Luttrell
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From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
Millie
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From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My servant is packing now."
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "My servant is packing now."
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
others
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From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading "My servant is packing now."
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
Rackham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "My servant is packing now."
sharplyadverbUS /ˈʃɑːrpli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
SLEEPnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
slipverbUS /slɪp/
move stealthily
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
Splayverb
spread open or apart
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
straggledverbUS /ˈstræɡəld/
past form of “straggle” — wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I should like to slip away this morning, Lady Splay," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the house party straggled down to a late breakfast, others did not descend at all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Harry Luttrell joined Millie Splay upon the stairs and stopped her before she entered the breakfast-room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LONG SLEEP The amazing incident which cut so sharply into these tangled lives occurred the next morning at Rackham Park.
