used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
(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 Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
any thing at all
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
blondadjectiveUS /blɑːnd/
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
counterspies
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
DelinquentsnounUS /dɪˈlɪŋkwənts/
plural of “delinquent” — a young offender
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
didn't
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From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
at any time
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
FBInounUS /ˈefˈbiːˈaɪ/
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
a young female
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
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 There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
interruptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpt/
make a break in
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
Kenneth
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
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 this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
MalonenounUS /məˈloʊn/
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
nuttyadjectiveUS /ˈnʌti/
having the flavor of nuts
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
pin-upnoun
a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
term of address for a man
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
telepathicadjectiveUS /ˌteləˈpæθək/
communicating without apparent physical signals
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
VanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
