adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
beardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading His beard was fullgrown, his clothes travel-stained and worn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
bootsnounUS /buːts/
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
broaderadjectiveUS /ˈbrɔːdər/
comparative of “broad” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
bronzedadjectiveUS /brɑːnzd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading His face was bronzed right down to the neck.
bushmannounUS /ˈbʊʃmən/
nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
chestnounUS /tʃest/
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading His beard was fullgrown, his clothes travel-stained and worn.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading His face was bronzed right down to the neck.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was bronzed right down to the neck.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
fullgrown
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From this reading His beard was fullgrown, his clothes travel-stained and worn.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading His face was bronzed right down to the neck.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
patentverbUS /ˈpætənt/
obtain a patent for
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
Pritchard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading His face was bronzed right down to the neck.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
StationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
Tavernake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
travel-stainedadjective
soiled from travel
From this reading His beard was fullgrown, his clothes travel-stained and worn.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was inches broader round the chest, and carried himself with a new freedom.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
windsnounUS /wɪndz/
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Tavernake looked, indeed, like some splendid bushman whose life has been spent in the kingdom of the winds and the sun and the rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading His beard was fullgrown, his clothes travel-stained and worn.
Yorker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pritchard, trim and neat, a New Yorker from the careful arrangement of his tie to the tips of his patent boots, gazed with something like amazement at the man whom he had come to meet at the Grand Central Station.
