a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
react verbally
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
Audrey
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From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
have
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
Candover
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From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
Candover's
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From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
card-room
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From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
travel across or pass over
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
don't
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From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
Dr
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From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
Fendall's
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From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
set up or found
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
front-door
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From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
half-brothernoun
a brother who has only one parent in common with you
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
interruptionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
and nothing more
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
perturbedadjectiveUS /pərˈtɜːrbd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
in a strange manner
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
surnamenounUS /ˈsɜːrneɪm/
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
that's
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From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
under normal conditions
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Before Johnson could answer, Audrey heard Mr. Candover’s voice behind her, and turning, she received his answer for the strangely perturbed secretary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
which person or people
From this reading In that short interruption Johnson had found time to escape, not by the front-door, but back to the card-room, and Mr. Candover, who looked more excited than he usually allowed himself to appear, asked Audrey why she looked so cross.
belonging to which person
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Mr. Johnson,” said he, “is only Dr. Fendall’s half-brother; that’s why they don’t bear the same surname.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was strung up, agitated, eager for the contest with this man whose subtle advice always led her into such difficult places.
