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From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
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From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
(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 Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
BluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
Blunt's
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From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
without doubt or question
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
commandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
depictedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɪktəd/
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
made afraid
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
a long fixed look
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
come to pass
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
loathingnounUS /ˈloʊθɪŋ/
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
NavaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
Stonewell
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From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
Stonewell's
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From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Drake looked at Stonewell with fascinated gaze; he felt that now the end of all things at the Naval Academy was to happen.
undisguisedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪsˈɡaɪzd/
plain to see
From this reading The commandant looked at him with undisguised loathing.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Harry Blunt, pale and uneasy, regarded him with frightened glance.
unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOHN 15:13 With Stonewell's entrance came a silence that was positively painful.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading In Captain Blunt's face woe unutterable was clearly depicted.
