used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
(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 All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
aslantadverb
over or across in a slanting direction
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
bulgeverbUS /bʌldʒ/
swell or protrude outwards
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
Drawing-Room
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From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
remove the dust from
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
only a very short time before
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
immediately past
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
the act of departing
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
Luttrell
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From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
others
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From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
paving-stones
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From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
perspectivenounUS /pərˈspektɪv/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
rumbleverbUS /ˈrʌmbəl/
make a low noise
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
not in physical motion
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
in the direction of
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
in or at the place that
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading There was a great bulge in one place, and some of the paving-stones were tilted aslant, whilst others had fallen in, leaving a gaping hole over which a cloud of dust was settling.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At the glass door which led on to the terrace he halted, opened it wide, and stood on the step looking out.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Some glass was still falling from the broken windows on this side of the house.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading All the terrace on the right of where he stood was like a drawing in which the perspective has gone wrong.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The last rumble of the explosion had hardly died away before Anthony Luttrell had flung open the study door, and was making his way at a run towards the Yellow Drawing-Room.
