aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
AdministrationnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
(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 I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
any thing at all
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
freaknounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
geenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
hadn't
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From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
Hervey
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hikenounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
and nothing more
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
lisped
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From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
by chance
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
not any; not one
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
and nothing more
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
a human being
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
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Identical; not different.
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
ShacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But if some one answered the ’phone some one must have been there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hadn’t noticed anything in Administration Shack at all, I have to admit that.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And if there were signs that some one had been there, we ought to have noticed them.
at the time that
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
whiznounUS /wɪz/
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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which person or people
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
wouldn't
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From this reading THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Maybe I wouldn’t have thought the same as Hervey did about it, only for his telling me that the person who answered the ’phone lisped.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When I thought about it as we rowed out on the lake, gee whiz, I could see plain enough that that young freak we had met would be just likely to hike around to camp and walk into Administration Shack if no one was there.
