the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
ARRESTverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
a person who is in charge
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
fluffyadjectiveUS /ˈflʌfi/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the act of giving
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
I'll
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From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
Judy
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From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
JunctionnounUS /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
come together
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Not much I will!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not much I will!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
PennsylvanianounUS /ˌpensəlˈveɪnjə/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
having a supporting base
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
express a supposition
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
teasedadjectiveUS /tiːzd/
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
telegraphedverbUS /ˈteləɡræft/
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
TerminalnounUS /ˈtɜːrmənəl/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
at the time that
From this reading "I thought of that and warned the chief when I telegraphed him.
in or at the place that
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
which person or people
From this reading "Who is giving the game away now?" teased her new friend.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ARREST "Suppose they get off at Manhattan Junction and go to the Hudson Terminal instead of the big Pennsylvania Station!" panted Judy, her eyes shining with excitement and her fluffy hair standing on end as though an electric shock had gone through her system.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If they do get off there, I'll get off, too, and you can go on to the other station where your father will meet you."
