afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
anew
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
(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 "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
COLLINS'SnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnzɪz/
possessive form of “collins” — English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading JIP COLLINS'S RETREAT.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
Dan
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From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
demurelyadverbUS /dɪˈmjʊrli/
in a demure manner
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
down-town
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From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
elatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈleɪtəd/
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "What's flashed up on you, Seth?
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
goin
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From this reading "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
I'm
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From this reading "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
JIP
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From this reading JIP COLLINS'S RETREAT.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's flashed up on you, Seth?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I'm really goin' into the Department after all!"
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading JIP COLLINS'S RETREAT.
SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
in a swift manner
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
transpiredverbUS /trænˈspaɪərd/
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
not expected or anticipated
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's flashed up on you, Seth?
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So excited was Seth by this sudden and unexpected change in his fortunes that he could not bring himself to walk demurely down-town as he was in the custom of doing; but ran swiftly more than half the distance, repeating to himself over and over again:
What's
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From this reading "What's flashed up on you, Seth?
at the time that
From this reading He was so highly elated when he met Dan that the latter instantly understood something of the utmost importance had transpired, and asked eagerly:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's flashed up on you, Seth?
