the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
Blodgett's
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From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "Phoebus," to the butler, "go tell Caesar to call the slaves to the house.
CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading "Phoebus," to the butler, "go tell Caesar to call the slaves to the house.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
clasping
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From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
Dunmore's
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From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Phoebus," to the butler, "go tell Caesar to call the slaves to the house.
investigateverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/
investigate scientifically
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
Katharine
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From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
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 "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
PhoebusnounUS /ˈfiːbəs/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading "Phoebus," to the butler, "go tell Caesar to call the slaves to the house.
raidersnounUS /ˈreɪdərz/
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "Phoebus," to the butler, "go tell Caesar to call the slaves to the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do so, Seymour," cried the colonel, as the sailor hastily left the room.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
express in words
From this reading "Phoebus," to the butler, "go tell Caesar to call the slaves to the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Lord Dunmore's Men Pay an Evening Call_ "Oh, father, it must be the raiders!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let me go and investigate, colonel," said Seymour, leaping to his feet and seizing his sword.
precisely as stated
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Blodgett's voice," cried Katharine, looking very pale and clasping her hands.
