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From this reading But (_page 60_) the certainty remained.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But (_page 60_) the certainty remained.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading But (_page 60_) the certainty remained.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
divisible by two
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
fibernounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
not accessible to view
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
not any; not one
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading But (_page 60_) the certainty remained.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
a human being
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But (_page 60_) the certainty remained.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt half ashamed, now that the first strange feeling passed a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Every fiber in his being told him so; and though he could discover no figure, no new outline on the shore, he could even have sworn in which clump of willow bushes the hidden person crouched and stared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Absurd as it was, he felt positive that some one watched him with concentrated and intent regard.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Here, in deeper water, and some twenty yards from the shore, he paused and strained both sight and hearing to find some possible clue.
