used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
Blake'snounUS /bleɪks/
possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
set up or found
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
immediately past
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
a room where books are kept
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
not divisible by two
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
rouseverbUS /raʊs/
become active
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading It was no less certain, however, that the struggle had cost him the last ounce of his strength.
express in words
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not rouse Blake to ask questions.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One glance at the shattered glass and Blake's bleeding hand was enough to tell him what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading TURNING THE ODD TRICK Thus it was Lord James found his friend when he came hurrying back into the library.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading There could be no doubt that Blake had won.
