used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
buoyancynounUS /ˈbɔɪənsi/
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
business-like
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From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
Carlin
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From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
comanounUS /ˈkoʊmə/
a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
disbandedverbUS /dɪsˈbændɪd/
past form of “disband” — cause to break up or cease to function
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
FFOM
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From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
FKIP
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From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
FWWO
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From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
Joe
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From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
immediately past
From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
liltingadjective
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
lounged
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From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
and nothing more
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
OvernightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
radio'snounUS /ˈreɪdioʊz/
possessive form of “radio” — medium for communication
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
Robb's
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From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
roundsnounUS /raʊndz/
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
cut with a saw
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And so Joe Carlin started on the rounds at last.
StationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
make steady
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Labor Day saw the end of radio’s coma.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
typewriternounUS /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading There was an unaccustomed buoyancy to his stride, a lilting sway to his shoulders.
unofficialadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/
not having official authority or sanction
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
Vic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where there had been a great deal of brightness and gaiety, there was now only the strictly business-like ring of the telephone and the steady clatter of Miss Robb’s typewriter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
Wylie's
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From this reading Overnight Stations FKIP, FFOM, and FWWO stirred with new life; overnight the unofficial players’ club that had lounged away the summer in Vic Wylie’s outer office disbanded.
