Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

for the reason that

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

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From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

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 "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

with reluctance

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading "Great Scott!

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

in or at or to some place

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

having a supporting base

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "GREAT GOD, IT IS A GHOST--THE GHOST OF FAYNIE!"

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

having come into contact

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

in the direction of

From this reading As the bright blaze of light illumined the corridor Faynie beheld the dark form of a man creeping toward her.

not seen or perceived

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We must now return to Faynie, and the thrilling position in which we so reluctantly left her.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Some one must have touched an electric button somewhere--the wrong button!" he cried, instantly springing behind a marble Flora--but not before Faynie had distinctly beheld him, being herself unseen, because she was standing in the dense shadow.