used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
(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 night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
in a state of sleep
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
Bab
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Whatever the danger, she was in for it now.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever the danger, she was in for it now.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever the danger, she was in for it now.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
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 A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Whatever the danger, she was in for it now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading All night long Bab tossed and tumbled in her bed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
wakened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About daylight she fell asleep and wakened with her mind fully made up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever the danger, she was in for it now.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever the danger, she was in for it now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Should she keep her appointment with the detective?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A clever thief was abroad in Newport; circumstances had led to her discovering him; well, she would do what she could to bring him to bay.
