Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

later than; following

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

anew

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He hadn't any illusions now.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

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From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

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From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

a sheath worn to protect a finger

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

in a dejected manner

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

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From this reading He hadn't any illusions now.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation

From this reading He hadn't any illusions now.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

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From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He hadn't any illusions now.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Particularly safety.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

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From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

doomed to extinction

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.

inflected form of “typify” — embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Aunt Min and Carlton Conne seemed separated from him by a dark and terrible abyss, and he shivered with the fear that he might not get back again to the people and places that typified law, order and safety.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading Hours after Timmy had dejectedly gone to his cot and Nickie had sunk into deep, untroubled slumber beside him, he lay on the hot bed worried and lonely.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OVERHEARD Sleep wouldn't come to Skippy that night.