used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
AWAKENINGnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading THE AWAKENING OF REMORSE.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
disorderedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərd/
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Have you done the trick?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you done the trick?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AWAKENING OF REMORSE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
REMORSEnounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading THE AWAKENING OF REMORSE.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Stone dropped back on the soft cushions of the car and passed his hands across his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been a hasty and disordered flight that had followed his act, and had carried him down the fire escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AWAKENING OF REMORSE.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On reaching the lower platform, he had crawled through the ladder opening and let himself down and dropped to the pavement of the court.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “Have you done the trick?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you done the trick?”
