Alston
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From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But when they reached the hotel Claude asked him to come in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
a line of approach
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "I can't go to bed," he said.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they reached the hotel Claude asked him to come in.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
can't
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From this reading "I can't go to bed," he said.
Claude
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From this reading But when they reached the hotel Claude asked him to come in.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But when they reached the hotel Claude asked him to come in.
Crayford
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From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I can't go to bed," he said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when they reached the hotel Claude asked him to come in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't go to bed," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
Jimber
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From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
MadisonnounUS /ˈmædəsən/
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
Mulworth
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From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But when they reached the hotel Claude asked him to come in.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
not in physical motion
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
carry out
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
taxi-cab
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From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
theaternounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly four o'clock when they left the theater.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Jacob Crayford, Mr. Mulworth and Jimber were still at work when they came out of the stage door into the cold blackness of the night and got into the taxi-cab.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Alston said he would drive with them to the hotel and take the cab on to his rooms in Madison Avenue.
