presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading He was still ignorant of the man’s actual identity.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
(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 He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not mistaken; he could not be.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
rid of obstructions
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not mistaken; he could not be.
the act of discovering something
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading He was still ignorant of the man’s actual identity.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading He was still ignorant of the man’s actual identity.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was still ignorant of the man’s actual identity.
MechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading He was not mistaken; he could not be.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not mistaken; he could not be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
soakedadjectiveUS /soʊkt/
very drunk
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
Steve
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From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was still ignorant of the man’s actual identity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
tingled
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From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That mental picture was much too clear to admit any doubt.
trickledverbUS /ˈtrɪkəld/
past form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Mechanically Steve put up one hand and brushed away the water that trickled down from his soaked hair.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was wet to the skin, but he fairly tingled all over with the thrill of his discovery.
