used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
administrationnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
armfulnoun
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He was feeling better.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
chauffeuredverbUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːrd/
past form of “chauffeur” — drive someone in a vehicle
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
delectableadjectiveUS /dɪˈlektəbəl/
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything pleased him vastly.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He was feeling better.
femininitynounUS /ˌfeməˈnɪnəti/
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was feeling better.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything pleased him vastly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
not one, and not any
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
Nora
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From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
Phillips
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From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
select carefully from a group
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Everything pleased him vastly.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
sentrynounUS /ˈsentri/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
sirennounUS /ˈsaɪrən/
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
spaceport
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From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
in the direction of
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
U-turned
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From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The police car U-turned in the broad roadway and headed off to return Nora Phillips to her home and to pick up the officer set to sentry duty.
vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading Everything pleased him vastly.
precisely as stated
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was feeling better.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Paul waved them off and then started to walk up the pavement towards the administration building.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The knot inside of his head was gone, he had made the acquaintance of a very delectable armful of femininity, and now he had been chauffeured to the spaceport by none other than the City Police Department, complete with siren.
