Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

(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 What did it all mean?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

next to; at the side of

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

a confused multitude of things

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading What did it all mean?

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

crowd or draw together

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What did it all mean?

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading What did it all mean?

-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

a particular point in time

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

the local environment

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

worthless material that is to be disposed of

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading But a muttering and moaning and sounds of difficult breathing came to him from other parts of the room.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What did it all mean?

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

which person or people

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading For a moment he crouched there, fighting against a wild desire to crawl back under the clutter of rubbish, and hide.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading In the dark silence beyond the open window, what manner of fiend was waiting to shoot down innocent people?

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading STRANGE EXPERIMENTS The shot that rang out in the night was echoed by a yell from Lee, who dropped in a huddle beside the glass wheel.