used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
(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 Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
appealinglyadverbUS /əˈpiːlɪŋli/
in an appealing manner
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
awe-struck
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From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
clasping
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From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
a young female
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
not any; not one
From this reading No, no, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
Phil
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From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
resistedverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪd/
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
not in physical motion
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
express in words
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
in the direction of
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The girl tried to pull him towards one of the chairs, but he resisted--clasping her hand appealingly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading His expression changed, and a wistful hunted look came into his face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Did you think it would be better, better for all of us, to have her lying there cold and still?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell me, Phil,” he whispered, in a low awe-struck voice, “tell me why you made me do it.
