used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
in the past
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
any thing at all
From this reading “I didn’t hear anything,” reassured Dick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
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From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
CorporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “I didn’t hear anything,” reassured Dick.
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From this reading “I didn’t hear anything,” reassured Dick.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I didn’t hear anything,” reassured Dick.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
jack-in-the-boxnoun
plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
easily agitated
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
popverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
prowlingverbUS /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
RandnounUS /rænd/
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
reassuredadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “I didn’t hear anything,” reassured Dick.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the second time since coming to the room, Corporal Rand strode to the door and opened it.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading “I must be nervous today,” he declared.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I pop up here every few minutes like a jack-in-the-box.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somehow, I can’t get over the feeling that there was really someone prowling about the hallway a short time ago.”
