used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
quickly and without warning
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
airilyadverb
in a flippant manner
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
Bert
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From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
lacking funds
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
DodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
drylyadverbUS /ˈdraɪli/
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
divisible by two
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
FATHER'SnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
and nothing more
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
mucker
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From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
PointersnounUS /ˈpɔɪntərz/
plural of “pointer” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
STRIKESnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
precisely as stated
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
wasn't
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From this reading "No," broke in Holmes, dryly, "Prescott wasn't even scared silly."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Was he scared to-----" Here Bert caught sight of the two West Pointers and stopped short, while his father entered behind him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Bert Dodge entered very abruptly, his tongue starting with the turning off the knob.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading A FATHER'S JUST WRATH STRIKES A very few minutes later a knock sounded at the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.
