used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
(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 The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The letter was gone, but that was no great loss.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
Carl
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From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The letter was gone, but that was no great loss.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The letter was gone, but that was no great loss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
only a very short time before
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
HORSEMENnounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading THE TWO HORSEMEN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter was gone, but that was no great loss.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
something that is lost
From this reading The letter was gone, but that was no great loss.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
engage in
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
matnounUS /mæt/
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
not any; not one
From this reading The letter was gone, but that was no great loss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
not in physical motion
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO HORSEMEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
tonneau
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From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO HORSEMEN.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
the act of using
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The attack in the barn was so utterly unexpected and so suddenly made that Matt and Carl hardly realized what had happened until it was all over.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
which person or people
From this reading The value of the letter lay in the use Matt had intended to make of it, by discovering who had placed it under the rubber mat in the tonneau.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Although a little dazed by the whirl of events, and still partly blinded by the gleam from the dark lantern, the king of the motor boys had his wits about him.
