used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
(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 The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
on or to one side
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
assumingadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmɪŋ/
excessively forward
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
brushingnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
Cornélie
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From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
corridorsnounUS /ˈkɔːrɪdərz/
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
desksnounUS /desks/
plural of “desk” — a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
documentsnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
drawersnounUS /drɔːrz/
underpants worn by men
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
erasernounUS /ɪˈreɪsər/
an implement used to erase something
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
a man of refinement
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
ten 10s
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
and nothing more
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
the force of workers available
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
methodicallyadverbUS /məˈθɑːdɪkəli/
in a methodical manner
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
mid-Julynoun
the middle part of July
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
not any; not one
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
pencilsnounUS /ˈpensəlz/
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
pensnounUS /penz/
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
portfolionounUS /pɔːrtˈfoʊlioʊ/
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
racksnounUS /ræks/
plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
replacingnounUS /rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
respectiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪv/
considered individually
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
a person, without saying who
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
throngedadjectiveUS /θrɔːŋd/
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
TreasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
twenty-eightnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _As Cornélie was about to draw the curtains aside, she stopped, fell back a step or two, turned pale and said: ...
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading to do, and after carefully brushing his hat and coat, placed under his arm a large green portfolio, which at a little distance might have been mistaken for that of the head of a department, and assuming an
which person or people
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The clock on the Treasury building had just struck four, and the clerks, hastily closing the drawers of their desks, replacing documents in their respective boxes and pens on their racks, lost no time in taking their hats and laying aside the work of the State, to give all their attention to private business or pleasure.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "It seems to me that I hear someone breathing."_ It was mid-July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
a late time of life
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Amid the multitude of persons of all ages who thronged the long corridors, a gentleman of some twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, after arranging his knives, his pencils and his eraser much more methodically than young men are accustomed
