used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why did you do it, Herm?” asked Flash.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
coollyadverbUS /ˈkuːli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did you do it, Herm?” asked Flash.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why did you do it, Herm?” asked Flash.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Why did you do it, Herm?” asked Flash.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
Fred
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From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
HermnounUS /hɜːrm/
a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
I'm
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From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why did you do it, Herm?” asked Flash.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
OrrisnounUS /ˈɔːrɪs/
German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
a human being
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
photographernounUS /fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/
someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Fred Orris stooped to pick up the broken pieces of glass from the floor.
watchmannounUS /ˈwɑːtʃmən/
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
(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 “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
which person or people
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why did you do it, Herm?” asked Flash.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those who stood in a circle about the watchman were staring at him with a new expression.
won't
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From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Herm, I’m afraid breaking the plate won’t get you out of this,” the head photographer said coolly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your guilt is fairly well established in the minds of every person in this room.”
