used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
anew
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
astrideadverbUS /əˈstraɪd/
with one leg on each side
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
Chubnoun
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
GASOLINEnounUS /ˈɡæsəliːn/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
knockernoun
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
for more time
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
Roy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
Identical; not different.
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
cut with a saw
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
SUPPLIESnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
tappedadjectiveUS /tæpt/
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
