aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
(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 ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading --BROWNING.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
inhalingverbUS /ˌɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “inhale” — draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
intimationnounUS /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/
an indirect suggestion
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
Jake
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From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
Mateo
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From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
San
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From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
Shackleton
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From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading With the paper in his hand, he stood on the balcony looking about and inhaling the freshness of the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ITS EFFECT “Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all, and his own life for each.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
Willers
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From this reading Jake Shackleton did not come up from San Mateo on Monday, as Mrs. Willers expected, and the first intimation he had of Lucy’s death was the short notice in the paper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come down the stairs early on Tuesday morning into the wide hall, with its doors thrown open to the fragrant air.
