used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
DuncannounUS /ˈdʌŋkən/
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
give expression to
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
FanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
a boy or man
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
Hildreth
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
Let's
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From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
maskedadjectiveUS /mæskt/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
come together
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
on one occasion
From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
others
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From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
TelegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
there's
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
