afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
Allan
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From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
backwardsadverbUS /ˈbækwərdz/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
can't
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From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
COMPACTnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
Elspeth
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From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
he's
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From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
it's
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From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
and nothing more
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
Marjorie
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From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
Neil
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From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
pranced
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From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
Reggie
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From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
saucersnounUS /ˈsɔːsərz/
plural of “saucer” — something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
SheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
Stornwell
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From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMPACT 'Neil!' said Reggie; 'it's impossible.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
Tricksy's
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From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
a fact that has been verified
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
uncontrollableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Reggie pranced backwards and forwards, in uncontrollable excitement, while Tricksy's dark eyes were growing as large as saucers in her little face.
a Caucasian
From this reading Marjorie had become deadly white, and Allan pushed the hair back from his forehead and stood staring, his hands in his pockets.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Indeed, Miss Marjorie, it's the truth I will be telling you; the police came and arrested him before his mother's eyes that very day just after he had been out with you on the boat, and he's before the Sheriff in Stornwell this very day!'
you're
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From this reading 'Elspeth,' said Marjorie sharply; 'you're talking nonsense, it can't be true.'
