used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
quickly and without warning
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
any thing at all
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
cannot
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From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
a female human offspring
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
Editha
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From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
gesticulatingadjective
making gestures while speaking
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
imprecations
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From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
on one occasion
From this reading “I must get away from here at once,” he muttered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
with speed
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
Tressalia
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From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of course _she_ cannot _know_ anything, and what especial interest can she have in my daughter?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever could have possessed _them_ to follow us here?
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Dalton turned so abruptly and left Mr. Tressalia and Editha he was indeed terribly excited.
in or at the place that
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He walked rapidly to a remote portion of the park, where, out of the sight and sound of every one, he paced back and forth under the trees, muttering fierce imprecations upon some one, and gesticulating in a wild and angry manner.
