used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
quickly and without warning
From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
casingnounUS /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/
the housing or outer covering of something
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
Dacey
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From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
located inward
From this reading THE INNER WHEEL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
cut with a saw
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Chick heard him shout to the deaf housekeeper and order her to go to bed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INNER WHEEL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chick Carter stepped back of the parlor door and peered between it and the casing, shifting a revolver to his side pocket.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jim Dacey turned abruptly, however, and entered the sitting room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading THE INNER WHEEL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came out with a lamp in a few moments, and Chick saw her disappear up a back stairway.
