used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minutes in the night air served to revive Carl, Matt and Dick.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
babblingnounUS /ˈbæbəlɪŋ/
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
Carl
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From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes in the night air served to revive Carl, Matt and Dick.
grabbedverbUS /ɡræbd/
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes in the night air served to revive Carl, Matt and Dick.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
Jurgens
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From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
immediately past
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
go away from a place
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes in the night air served to revive Carl, Matt and Dick.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
poiseverbUS /pɔɪz/
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
reviveverbUS /rɪˈvaɪv/
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading A few minutes in the night air served to revive Carl, Matt and Dick.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A few minutes in the night air served to revive Carl, Matt and Dick.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREASURE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
TownsendnounUS /ˈtaʊnzənd/
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading THE TREASURE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Townsend was babbling Shakespeare as Dick grabbed him and hauled him out to the room at the top of the stairway.
WhistlernounUS /ˈwɪslər/
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading Matt and Carl dragged Jurgens, Whistler and the other man out of the fatal room, and Carl, the last to leave, shut the door tightly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, seated on the landing, with the cool night air fanning his face and clearing his brain of the deadly influence of the odor, he slowly regained his poise.
