alarmingadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Hammon of all men!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at this time!
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
brevitynounUS /ˈbrevəti/
the use of brief expressions
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
Hammon
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From this reading Hammon of all men!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
leapedverbUS /lept/
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Hammon of all men!
Merkle
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From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
Merkle's
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From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading Merkle's mind leaped to the consequences of the catastrophe, if catastrophe it proved.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And at this time!
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And at this time!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
vaguenessnounUS /ˈveɪɡnɪs/
unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
From this reading The vagueness, the brevity of the message that had come to him out of the night made it terribly alarming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Merkle found his chauffeur just closing the garage door, and three minutes later his car was sweeping westward through the Park like the shadow of some flying bird.
