used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
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 It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Well, well,” he laughed, “still pounding your ears?
divisible by two
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Well, well,” he laughed, “still pounding your ears?
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “Well, well,” he laughed, “still pounding your ears?
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
only a very short time before
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
having a supporting base
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Well, well,” he laughed, “still pounding your ears?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
three-thirty
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From this reading It was three-thirty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
look attentively
From this reading Scott glanced curiously at his watch and then listened to see if it was running.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, well,” he laughed, “still pounding your ears?
at the time that
From this reading It seemed to Scott that he had scarcely closed his eyes when he heard the screen door bang and Mr. Graham was standing in the doorway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I guess you did not get even as much sleep as I said.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, well,” he laughed, “still pounding your ears?
