used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
(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 THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It might have been the chimpanzee."
the lower side of anything
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
chimpanzeenounUS /tʃɪmˈpænzi/
intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
From this reading "It might have been the chimpanzee."
couldn't
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From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It might have been the chimpanzee."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
impishadjectiveUS /ˈɪmpɪʃ/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "It might have been the chimpanzee."
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
others
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From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
Tommy's
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From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
look attentively
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It was pretty dark, so we couldn't see very well," said he.
WhoppernounUS /ˈwɑːpər/
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading Then Whopper spoke of the face he had seen as looking particularly impish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE BOTTOM OF A MYSTERY All the others listened to Tommy's words with interest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would that chimpanzee steal a watch, and a camera, and a gun?" demanded the doctor's son.
