used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There warn't a sound anywheres.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
anywheres
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From this reading There warn't a sound anywheres.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
the force of workers available
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
snoringnounUS /ˈsnɔːrɪŋ/
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There warn't a sound anywheres.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There warn't a sound anywheres.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
tiptoedverbUS /ˈtɪptoʊd/
past form of “tiptoe” — walk on one's toes
From this reading So I tiptoed along, and got down stairs all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
warn't
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From this reading There warn't a sound anywheres.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I CREPT to their doors and listened; they was snoring.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I peeped through a crack of the dining-room door, and see the men that was watching the corpse all sound asleep on their chairs.
in or at the place that
From this reading The door was open into the parlor, where the corpse was laying, and there was a candle in both rooms.
