used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
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 As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
don't
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From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
made afraid
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
Gladwin
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From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
jumblenounUS /ˈdʒʌmbəl/
a confused multitude of things
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She need never know.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
momentumnounUS /moʊˈmentəm/
an impelling force or strength
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She need never know.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She need never know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
precipitatelyadverb
at breakneck speed
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
revolvingverbUS /riˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
Identical; not different.
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She need never know.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
skimmedadjectiveUS /skɪmd/
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
Travers
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From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Travers Gladwin skimmed up the stairs to warn Helen of the arrival of her aunt, he was thinking on four sides of his brain at the same time and revolving together so many lightning plans, that the result was a good deal of a jumble.
at the time that
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
wild-eyedadjective
appearing extremely agitated
From this reading In consequence, he was wild-eyed, out of breath and more than a trifle incoherent when he parted the crimson curtains of the den and precipitately entered.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your aunt," he began as he checked his momentum and stopped against a table beside which Miss Burton was seated, "but don't get up--and don't be frightened.
