used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
Everychild
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From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
LITERAL'S
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From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
overtakingnounUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkɪŋ/
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She had seemed really terrible.
only a very short time before
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She had seemed really terrible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seemed really terrible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
a male human offspring
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She had seemed really terrible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But now there was little danger of her overtaking them and making her son go back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
male cat
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
a message informing of danger
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
in or at the place that
From this reading LITERAL'S WARNING Everychild was in a high state of excitement as he and Tom made their way back to where the other members of the band awaited them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had scarcely dared to hope that Tom would be able to get away from his mother so easily.
