used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
BangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading Bang! crash!
BartlettnounUS /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
next to; at the side of
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Bang! crash!
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
remove the dust from
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
made afraid
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
Jennie
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From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
immediately past
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
pinnedverbUS /pɪnd/
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
move hurridly
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
splintersnounUS /ˈsplɪntərz/
wood in small pieces or splinters
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
SPYverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
squarelyadverbUS /ˈskwerli/
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
communicated in words
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
which person or people
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading One side of the tree struck the piazza fairly and squarely; and in a twinkling the roof was completely shattered, the table with its dishes crushed flat, and Amos Bartlett was caught and pinned to the ground, with his wife beside him.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a window of the house handy,--a long affair, reaching to the piazza floor,--and through this he sprang, taking the frightened miss with him.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading There was a cloud of dust and splinters, followed by a yell from the Chinese servant, who was of the opinion that the whole building was doomed, and who fled out of the house and up the street at his best speed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE SPY IN THE RIVER Gilbert had been sitting next to Jennie Bartlett; and, as he uttered the words recorded in the last chapter, he caught the young lady by the arm.
