used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
Ah
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From this reading Then, suddenly, out it pops crying: “Ah, ha!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
Cortlandt
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From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
demanding attention
From this reading Then, suddenly, out it pops crying: “Ah, ha!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
didn't
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
every person
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
a social unit living together
From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
flusteredadjectiveUS /ˈflʌstərd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Then, suddenly, out it pops crying: “Ah, ha!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
HEIGHTSnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
not accessible to view
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
engage in
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
popsnounUS /pɑːps/
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Then, suddenly, out it pops crying: “Ah, ha!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then, suddenly, out it pops crying: “Ah, ha!
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, suddenly, out it pops crying: “Ah, ha!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
unawaresadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈwerz/
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
Whereupon
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From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Whereupon everybody gets quite flustered and is set rushing and hurrying upon shopping and working to make up for being caught unawares.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE HOSPITAL ON THE HEIGHTS Christmas has a way of jumping out at the world as if it had crouched down low behind Thanksgiving Day and hidden.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Christmas played this favorite trick upon the Cortlandt family this year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You didn’t know I was so near, did you?”
