used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
(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 At all events he was gone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events he was gone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
BanningnounUS /ˈbænɪŋ/
an official prohibition or edict against something
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To this day I have no idea.
deck-shadows
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From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
don't
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From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At all events he was gone.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At all events he was gone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To this day I have no idea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
heat-gun
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From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
helio
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From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
How
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From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To this day I have no idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
infra-red
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From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
intrudernounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdər/
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
kiosknounUS /ˈkiːɔːsk/
small area set off by walls for special use
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
lurkingverbUS /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
mechanismnounUS /ˈmekənɪzəm/
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
not any; not one
From this reading To this day I have no idea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
prowled
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From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
cut with a saw
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
in a swift manner
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How that lurking intruder got away, I don't know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this day I have no idea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Banning heat-gun in hand, I prowled around to the other side of the helio kiosk.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Doubtless he heard or saw me, and slid along the line of deck-shadows in a magnetic cloak, getting away so swiftly that my infra-red glasses could not pick up the heat of his body or his mechanism.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At all events he was gone.
