used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
(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 EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
any thing at all
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
for the reason that
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
board-walk
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From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Out at the end of the springboard I could hear a voice, very low.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
divingnounUS /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
opinion or judgment
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
hadn't
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From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, in a minute, I had to laugh to myself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Then, in a minute, I had to laugh to myself.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Out at the end of the springboard I could hear a voice, very low.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Then, in a minute, I had to laugh to myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
springboardnounUS /ˈsprɪŋbɔːrd/
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading Out at the end of the springboard I could hear a voice, very low.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
a special situation
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
precisely as stated
From this reading Out at the end of the springboard I could hear a voice, very low.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Out at the end of the springboard I could hear a voice, very low.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I came to the end of the narrow board-walk that is built out to deep water where the diving board is.
in or at the place that
From this reading I walked right toward where I had seen the thing, because I wanted to prove to myself that I hadn’t seen anything at all.
wouldn't
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From this reading EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR Then all of a sudden I made up my mind I wouldn’t be scared.
