adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
assumedadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
bridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The two men stopped near the group I was with and Steele introduced Mr. Somers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
introducedverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading The two men stopped near the group I was with and Steele introduced Mr. Somers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men stopped near the group I was with and Steele introduced Mr. Somers.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The two men stopped near the group I was with and Steele introduced Mr. Somers.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
Somers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
SteelenounUS /stiːl/
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The two men stopped near the group I was with and Steele introduced Mr. Somers.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men stopped near the group I was with and Steele introduced Mr. Somers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her back was toward us, and she was so absorbed in the game she did not look round, if, indeed, she heard the noise of their arrival.
Vicky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Steele entered, he cast his eye around for Vicky, and saw her at the bridge table down at the end of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was nearly midnight when Steele came, and with him was a man I had never seen before, and whom I assumed to be the Mr. Somers I had heard about.
