used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
accusationnounUS /ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən/
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading The girls saw this and pursued their advantage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
avalanchenounUS /ˈævəlæntʃ/
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
Corson's
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From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
denialnounUS /dɪˈnaɪəl/
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
characterized by great determination
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
EnlighteningadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
made afraid
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
a young female
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
guyed
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From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
hullabaloonounUS /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/
disturbance usually in protest
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
InterviewsnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːz/
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
jollied
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From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
Mersereau
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From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
and nothing more
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
pulpnounUS /pʌlp/
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
a person who is being chased
From this reading The girls saw this and pursued their advantage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
cut with a saw
From this reading The girls saw this and pursued their advantage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
stormedverbUS /stɔːrmd/
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls saw this and pursued their advantage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
a special situation
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The girls saw this and pursued their advantage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They stormed and raged, and then, becoming less frightened they guyed and jollied the poor man until he determined that he must have help of some sort.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
vampverbUS /væmp/
make up
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
vampirenounUS /ˈvæmpaɪr/
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
vituperationnoun
abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Enlightening Interviews The avalanche of denial, the flood of vituperation and the general hullabaloo that was set up by the four girls at Corson’s accusation reduced the detective to a pulp of bewilderment.
at the time that
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Even the Mersereau girl, the vamp, as she had been called, was a young thing of nineteen, and her vampire effect was only put on when occasion demanded.
youngstersnounUS /ˈjʌŋstərz/
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Moreover, he felt sure now that these youngsters never committed murder.
