used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alone and unheralded, he had arrived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alone and unheralded, he had arrived.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Alone and unheralded, he had arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he was seen there was commotion at the fence.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
attractingverbUS /əˈtræktɪŋ/
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
campusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading When he was seen there was commotion at the fence.
traveling across
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
dissolvingnounUS /dɪˈzɔːlvɪŋ/
the process of going into solution
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
enclose with a fence
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alone and unheralded, he had arrived.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alone and unheralded, he had arrived.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
the force of workers available
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
Merriwell
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From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
a particular point in time
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When he was seen there was commotion at the fence.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
surgeverbUS /sɜːrdʒ/
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When he was seen there was commotion at the fence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
unheraldedadjectiveUS /ənˈherəldɪd/
without warning or announcement
From this reading Alone and unheralded, he had arrived.
VanderbiltnounUS /ˈvændərbɪlt/
United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excitement of the moment was intense, for Merriwell was crossing the campus toward the fence, coming from Vanderbilt Hall.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The gathering gave a sudden surge, a shout, a dissolving, and then the men went tearing toward him, shouting.
at the time that
From this reading When he was seen there was commotion at the fence.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It had been his fortune to reach his room without attracting attention, and now he had come forth to look for his friends and acquaintances.
