11
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From this reading 11 A.M.
8
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From this reading The Midnight Expedition October 8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 11 A.M.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
the lower side of anything
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The Midnight Expedition October 8.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
FurtivelyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrtɪvli/
in a furtive manner
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
half-fearful
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From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
and nothing more
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
a room where books are kept
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 11 A.M.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The Midnight Expedition October 8.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The Midnight Expedition October 8.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Midnight Expedition October 8.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I knew it was useless to inspect the rooms which had been examined many times by day during the past week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So I would have passed the library entrance without a moment’s check in my rapid movement, had not a streak of light shot forth from beneath the door just as I reached the bottom stair.
but in spite of that
From this reading Furtively, yet with a strange half-fearful pleasure, I made my way in safety to the top of the stairs and down.
