used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
co-ordination
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From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
power to direct or determine
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
Corey
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From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
DOMEnounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading GET THE DOME!
divisible by two
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
expandingverbUS /ɪkˈspændɪŋ/
-ing form of “expand” — extend in one or more directions
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GET THE DOME!
Gordon's
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From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
Izzy
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From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
Marsport
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From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
OuteradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
Praeger
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From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
PrimeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
publicitynounUS /pəˈblɪsəti/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
Randolph
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From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
Schulberg
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From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
sectionsnounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
SecuritynounUS /sɪˈkjʊrəti/
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
stormingverbUS /ˈstɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GET THE DOME!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
volunteerverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/
tell voluntarily
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He left general co-ordination in the hands of Mother Corey, while Izzy and Schulberg ran the expanding of the police force.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Praeger arrived with the first load of food, and came storming up to him.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading But he was too busy to worry about it.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading To Gordon's surprise, the publicity Randolph wrote about his being a Security Prime seemed to bring the other sections of Outer Marsport under the volunteer police control even faster.
