used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading On the way he was feverishly alive with questions.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
Clifford's
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From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
recognizable; marked
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
else
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From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
divisible by two
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
feverishlyadverbUS /ˈfevərɪʃli/
in a feverish manner
From this reading On the way he was feverishly alive with questions.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
indefinitelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdefənətli/
to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
a message received and understood
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
and nothing more
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
LOVEMAN
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From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
engage in
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
a particular point in time
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
motion-picture
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From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way he was feverishly alive with questions.
on one occasion
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
pickpocketnounUS /ˈpɪkpɑːkət/
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading On the way he was feverishly alive with questions.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
Regan
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From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
Slant-Face
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From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
Slant-Face's
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From this reading He turned uptown to Slant-Face’s theater.
move stealthily
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At once he decided that his best source of information was her brother, “Slant-Face,” once a pickpocket of amazing skill, now the manager of a little motion-picture house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
theaternounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading He turned uptown to Slant-Face’s theater.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned uptown to Slant-Face’s theater.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
except if; if not
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
uptownnounUS /ˈʌpˈtaʊn/
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading He turned uptown to Slant-Face’s theater.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
precisely as stated
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETER LOVEMAN Clifford’s first business was to make up for the opportunity he had just let slip, and find Mary Regan.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way he was feverishly alive with questions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the way he was feverishly alive with questions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clifford’s thoughts had really not been off Mary Regan from the moment he had seen her come down the stairway; and now Uncle George’s vague warning--he knew Uncle George would not have spoken even so indefinitely unless there existed a very real situation--banished all else from his mind.
