used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
breachesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/
plural of “breach” — a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
cadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
Darrin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
knucklesnounUS /ˈnʌkəlz/
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
for more time
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
MidshipmannounUS /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmən/
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
MIDSHIPMEN'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
Nettleson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
Nettleson's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Behind him, like a faithful orderly, stood Midshipman Hawkins, of the first class, cadet officer of the day.
Tap-Tap
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A quick look about the room Lieutenant Nettleson took, then turned to the cadet officer of the day.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE TRAP IN MIDSHIPMEN'S QUARTERS Tap-Tap! sounded Lieutenant Nettleson's knuckles on the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Just a shade longer than usual the lieutenant waited ere he turned the door knob and entered the room.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Mr. Hawkins," spoke the O.C., "Mr. Darrin seems to be growing worse in his breaches of duty."
