used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
the act of departing
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
harshlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrʃli/
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
and nothing more
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
Lillian's
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From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
a particular point in time
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
RaleighnounUS /ˈrɔːli/
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
Richard
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From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
moving very fast
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
TartarnounUS /ˈtɑːrtər/
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Pale and troubled, he sunk into a seat, gazing into the fire in moody silence.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
UNMASKEDverbUS /ənˈmæskt/
past form of “unmask” — reveal the true nature of
From this reading UNMASKED.
directed up
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
Vernon
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From this reading Back to the library he hastened, finding, to his relief, that Mrs. Vernon had taken her departure.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, the deed is done!” he said, harshly, with a swift upward glance into his father’s face, “and I have caught a Tartar.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading For just a moment Richard Raleigh stood in the corridor outside Lillian’s room, in utter silence; then, with a muttering, he turned and walked away.
