used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
babbledverbUS /ˈbæbəld/
past form of “babble” — utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
didn't
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From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
Don't
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From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
a boy or man
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My God!
HammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
HANSnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading WHO MURDERED HANS SCHLAK?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
Jenson
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From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
MURDEREDadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading WHO MURDERED HANS SCHLAK?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God!
not any; not one
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
palsiedadjective
affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
protestationsnounUS /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃənz/
plural of “protestation” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
repulsiveadjectiveUS /riˈpʌlsɪv/
offensive to the mind
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
SCHLAK
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From this reading WHO MURDERED HANS SCHLAK?
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
term of address for a man
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't look at me like that, sir--I didn't do it!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
a shaky motion
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
which person or people
From this reading WHO MURDERED HANS SCHLAK?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The American, to whom Jenson was repulsive, made no attempt to lay a finger on the man, but stood looking at him with sternly questioning eyes; palsied with fear, the fellow babbled out protestations of his innocence until suddenly Hammer waved him silent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trembling in every limb, the secretary shrank back against the berth, staring up at Hammer with horrified eyes.
