aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
make calm or still
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
Farley
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From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
with speed
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
only a very short time before
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
a special situation
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day had come, and Dick Farley was firm and calm in his determination.
Watson'snounUS /ˈwɑːtsənz/
possessive form of “watson” — United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading Until now he had scarcely more than glanced at Johnny Watson’s map.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He turned his back upon the cabin and went, walking rapidly, down to the quiet shore of the lake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was no call for haste, while there was an urge deep down in his soul to spend this day alone.
but in spite of that
From this reading But the thing which the day was to bring need not come yet.
