used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
bafflingadjectiveUS /ˈbæfəlɪŋ/
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
emergencynounUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Follow that taxi in front," I said quickly.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "Follow that taxi in front," I said quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
one's
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From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
with speed
From this reading "Follow that taxi in front," I said quickly.
on the contrary
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Follow that taxi in front," I said quickly.
SCRIBBLEDverbUS /ˈskrɪbəld/
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
shadowernoun
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
signalledverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəld/
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
stalkingnounUS /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I stepped out into the road and signalled to him to pull up.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
confined on all sides
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
taxiverbUS /ˈtæksi/
travel slowly
From this reading Coming up behind was another taxi--an empty one, the driver leaning back in his seat puffing lazily at a pipe.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Follow that taxi in front," I said quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
a message informing of danger
From this reading A SCRIBBLED WARNING I have never been slow to act in moments of sudden emergency, and in rather less than a second I had made up my mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mere idea of stalking one's own shadower was a distinctly attractive one; surrounded as I was by a baffling sense of mystery and danger I jumped at the chance with an almost reckless enthusiasm.
