AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
Avic's
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From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The Huskie beat him to the first question.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
EskimonounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Huskie beat him to the first question.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When we go?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Huskie beat him to the first question.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
Huskie
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From this reading The Huskie beat him to the first question.
identicaladjectiveUS /aɪˈdentɪkəl/
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
immediately past
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
Marr
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From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
Moira
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From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
PartialadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrʃəl/
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The Huskie beat him to the first question.
RememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
the quality of being significant
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
SKEINnounUS /skeɪn/
coils of worsted yarn
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
surmisedverbUS /sərˈmaɪzd/
past form of “surmise” — infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
TANGLESnounUS /ˈtæŋɡəlz/
plural of “tangle” — a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKEIN TANGLES Partial explanation of Avic's queer behavior came next morning from the Eskimo himself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading After breakfast, but before Moira had arrived to undertake her tour of nursing La Marr, Seymour brought the suspect out for examination.
voicedadjectiveUS /vɔɪst/
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Remembering that this identical inquiry had been last voiced by the native the previous afternoon, the sergeant surmised that it must have some significance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When we go?"
at the time that
From this reading "When we go?"
