used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
bad-looking
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From this reading “He’s such a bad-looking man!” said the boy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “And--and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl.
a youthful male person
From this reading “He’s such a bad-looking man!” said the boy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
having the place or position changed
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “And--and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
set up or found
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
a young female
From this reading “And--and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And--and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl.
He's
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From this reading “He’s such a bad-looking man!” said the boy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading THE INTERRUPTED SUPPER.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
Merriwell
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From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
musiciansnounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He’s such a bad-looking man!” said the boy.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “And--and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “He’s such a bad-looking man!” said the boy.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE INTERRUPTED SUPPER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERRUPTED SUPPER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And--and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
in or at the place that
From this reading One evening the street musicians came home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank’s room, where they found Merry.
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Merriwell!” cried Jack; “there is a man who has been following us about everywhere!”
