used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You look like you'd seen a ghost," he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
assailantnounUS /əˈseɪlənt/
someone who attacks
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
being joined in close association
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Godfrey looked at me curiously.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
divisible by two
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "You look like you'd seen a ghost," he said.
Godfrey
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From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
go away from a place
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
Lester
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From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You look like you'd seen a ghost," he said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look like you'd seen a ghost," he said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Godfrey looked at me curiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
cut with a saw
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
only a very short time before
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You look like you'd seen a ghost," he said.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
not in physical motion
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
(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, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading For an instant, with the thought of spirits still upon me, I tried to shake away the hand; then, as I started around at my assailant, I saw that it was Godfrey.
but in spite of that
From this reading I nodded; I was even yet scarcely capable of connected speech.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Lester," he said, "did you leave the fifty thousand?"
you'd
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From this reading "You look like you'd seen a ghost," he said.
