after-dinner
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From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
Alan
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From this reading Better have some, Alan."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better have some, Alan."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "It's strong and black.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
characterizedverbUS /ˈkerəktəraɪzd/
past form of “characterize” — describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "Excellent coffee," commented Roberts.
cushionedadjectiveUS /ˈkʊʃənd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "Excellent coffee," commented Roberts.
the organ of sight
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
FilipinonounUS /ˌfɪləˈpiːnoʊ/
a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Better have some, Alan."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
HUMANadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
It's
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From this reading "It's strong and black.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
a room where books are kept
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
PABLO
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From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
relaxedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlækst/
without strain or anxiety
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading "Excellent coffee," commented Roberts.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Better have some, Alan."
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "It's strong and black.
swiftnessnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
Trenholm's
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From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He relaxed lazily against the cushioned sides of the big leather chair in which he was sitting and stretched his tired muscles.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading THE HUMAN EYE PABLO, Trenholm's Filipino servant, brought the after-dinner coffee into the library and withdrew with the swiftness and silence which characterized his movements.
