used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
(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 Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
Derek
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From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
Derek's
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From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was little left to do.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was little left to do.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was little left to do.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our preparations had been simple: Derek had made them all in advance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was little left to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was little left to do.
not known
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Into the Unknown_ We stood in the boarded room which was Derek's laboratory.
Windowless
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From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
