Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

someone who maintains and audits business accounts

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

(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 _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

getting bald

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

completely unclothed

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

arranged into classes

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

wanted intensely

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

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From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

plural of “graham” — United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "They said to wait here.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

tall and thin and having long slender limbs

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

immediately past

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "They said to wait here.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Something about his lanky, intense appearance suggested his occupation: certified public accountant.

-ing form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

having a top of a specified character

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "They said to wait here.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?_ On his last night on Earth, Ted Graham stepped out of a glass-walled telephone booth, ducked to avoid a swooping moth that battered itself in a frenzy against a bare globe above the booth.

which person or people

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He stopped behind his wife, who was studying a newspaper classified page, and frowned.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape topped by prematurely balding sandy hair.