Chapter XIV · _The Queen's Last Trip_

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

later than; following

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Tom asked.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

a bounded scope

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

and nothing more

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "I feel just a little faint," confessed Helen.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "What's the matter?"

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

happening unexpectedly

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

male cat

From this reading Tom asked.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

precisely as stated

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Guess the excitement of getting the story and sending it in was a little too much."

wanting in physical strength

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.

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From this reading "What's the matter?"

at the time that

From this reading When Helen left the close confines of the telephone booth after completing her call to the Associated Press she suddenly felt very weak and tired.