used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
AMBUSHverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
didn't
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From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
exclamationsnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
Fred
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From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
I'd
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From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
recurring again and again
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
Riverport
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From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
Sid
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From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
that's
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From this reading "A haunted mill!" he repeated; "that's something new to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
communicated in words
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
precisely as stated
From this reading Fred, however, did not seem to be very much impressed.
at the time that
From this reading THE AMBUSH Several of the other boys had uttered exclamations when Sid made this statement.
Where's
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From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Where's it at, Sid; and why do you call it haunted?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought I'd heard about everything queer around Riverport; but I didn't know you had ghosts hanging out here.
