adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
Archie
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
benchnounUS /bentʃ/
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
burliness
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come in, come in,” said he.
curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
disorderedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərd/
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
frugaladjectiveUS /ˈfruːɡəl/
avoiding waste
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
Glenalmond
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
Glenalmond's
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
kneenounUS /niː/
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
LateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
may-pole
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come in, come in,” said he.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
unsteadilyadverb
in an unsteady manner
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/
someone who visits
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
