used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
(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 "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
Aw
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From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
Barker's
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From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
DEVLIN
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From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
at any time
From this reading "_Whisperin'?_" Timmy's voice trembled ever so little.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
guysnounUS /ɡaɪz/
plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
how
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From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "_Whisperin'?_" Timmy's voice trembled ever so little.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
Nickie's
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From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
not any; not one
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
and nothing more
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
outa
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From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
in the near future
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
Skippy
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From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
slicknounUS /slɪk/
a slippery smoothness
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Whisperin'?_" Timmy's voice trembled ever so little.
a person, without saying who
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
tellin
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From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
that's
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From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Aw, I was only tellin' these guys how you got me outa the pen an' they was tellin' me how slick you helped them--that's all."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
Timmy
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From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
Timmy's
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From this reading "_Whisperin'?_" Timmy's voice trembled ever so little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading "_Whisperin'?_" Timmy's voice trembled ever so little.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a second there was no sound, then they heard someone move in the doorway and presently Barker's voice pierced the darkness.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OF DEVLIN Skippy felt Nickie's hand on his arm and Timmy crowded up close to both of them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
Whisperin
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From this reading "_Whisperin'?_" Timmy's voice trembled ever so little.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you been whispering about in here, Timmy?" he demanded.
