aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
DISSEMBLES
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From this reading SHARPLEY DISSEMBLES.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
death of a person
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
and nothing more
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
express in words
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
SHARPLEY
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From this reading SHARPLEY DISSEMBLES.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
unlockverbUS /ənˈlɑːk/
open the lock of
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very little conversation took place, and that little related only to the accident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was some delay about starting, but at length the party got under way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spell of the awful tragedy was upon them, and their faces were grave and their spirits depressed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
which person or people
From this reading And what shall we say of the guilty man, who alone could unlock the mystery?--who alone could account for the boy's tragic end?
