used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
(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 On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
artisticallyadverbUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪkli/
in an artistic manner
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
buzzverbUS /bʌz/
make a buzzing sound
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So good of you to come!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
dearly loved
From this reading How well you're looking, my dear."
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "So good of you to come!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
How
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From this reading How well you're looking, my dear."
illuminatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːməneɪtəd/
provided with artificial light
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
incandescentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈdesənt/
emitting light as a result of being heated
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
ineptadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnept/
not elegant or graceful in expression
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading How well you're looking, my dear."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How well you're looking, my dear."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
a human being
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
richlyadverbUS /ˈrɪtʃli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On all sides one heard fragments of inept conversation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So good of you to come!
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
express in speech
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
hard to endure
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading How well you're looking, my dear."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the air was the familiar buzz always present in a room where each person is trying to speak at the same time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The richly decorated reception rooms, brilliantly illuminated with soft incandescent lights artistically arranged behind banks of flowers, were filled with people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So good of you to come!
you're
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From this reading How well you're looking, my dear."
