10.18
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From this reading 10.18 P.M.
5
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From this reading The Rainbow October 5.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
alarminglyadverbUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋli/
in an alarming manner
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
completingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
CroftsnounUS /krɔːfts/
plural of “croft” — a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
Cullen
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From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
doorpostnoun
a jamb for a door
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
guardsmannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdzmæn/
a soldier who is a member of a unit called “the guard” or “guards”
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
industriouslyadverb
in an industrious manner
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 10.18 P.M.
Maryvale's
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From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
a brief written record
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The Rainbow October 5.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 10.18 P.M.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
RainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading The Rainbow October 5.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
recurrentadjectiveUS /rɪˈkɜːrənt/
recurring again and again
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
scribbledverbUS /ˈskrɪbəld/
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
sentinelling
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From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
a particular situation
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rainbow October 5.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I slipped on my rough shoes, thus completing my toilet, scribbled a note for Crofts, and passed out of the door.
the upper part of anything
From this reading From the top of the stairs came a soft recurrent sound.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bob Cullen had insisted on sentinelling outside Maryvale’s apartment during the night; now the guardsman slept industriously, his head reclining in the angle of the doorpost, the rest of him curled up, his jaws alarmingly open.
