a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The more Dave thought over the affair the more was he puzzled.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
a youthful male person
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
Dave
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From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
denyingverbUS /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
immediately past
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more Dave thought over the affair the more was he puzzled.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
not any; not one
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
NORWAYnounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
held or filled or in use
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The more Dave thought over the affair the more was he puzzled.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading The more Dave thought over the affair the more was he puzzled.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
Roger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
cut with a saw
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
a special situation
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The more Dave thought over the affair the more was he puzzled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was one thing to have Roger missing, it was quite another to have his chum gone and have the berth made up as if it had never been occupied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN NORWAY AT LAST There is no denying the fact that Dave was startled.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He went to bed--I saw him go," muttered the boy from the country to himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Am I dreaming, or what can the matter be?"
