used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
in actual fact
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
(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 “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
in a state of sleep
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I must be dreaming,” he murmured.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
Carrow's
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From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I must be dreaming,” he murmured.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must be dreaming,” he murmured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
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 BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
loftnounUS /lɔːft/
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
engage in
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
MavericknounUS /ˈmævərɪk/
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I must be dreaming,” he murmured.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be dreaming,” he murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
PHOTOGRAPHERnounUS /fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/
someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
precisely as stated
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Bet a cent I wake up in the loft of old Carrow’s barn and find it all a dream.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
at the time that
From this reading BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER Bob did not know if he was walking on stone or the air when he left the Maverick mansion.
widestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdəst/
superlative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading To him it seemed as if the vista of good fortune had opened to its very widest limit.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading And the youth actually pinched himself to make sure that he was not asleep.
