afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRANK AND THE PROFESSOR.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
cadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading "Great Scott!" muttered the young cadet.
Cock-loft
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From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK AND THE PROFESSOR.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Great Scott!" muttered the young cadet.
Gunn's
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From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
immediately past
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
Merriwell
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From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Great Scott!" muttered the young cadet.
of an obscure nature
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading FRANK AND THE PROFESSOR.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "Great Scott!" muttered the young cadet.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANK AND THE PROFESSOR.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank Merriwell was right in thinking he had not seen the last of the man in black.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Frank paused on the flight that led to the "Cock-loft," and watched the man hurriedly descend the stairs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the third day after his first meeting with the mysterious stranger he was astonished, while ascending the stairs, to see that individual come out of Professor Gunn's room.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Great Scott!" muttered the young cadet.
