used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
arrasnoun
a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
bas-relief
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
Elizabeth'snounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Erich
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
divisible by two
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
flashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
he'd
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
Illy
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Jesu
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
Kaby
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
leggedadjectiveUS /ˈleɡəd/
having legs of a specified kind or number
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Lili
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
long-lost
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From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
Sid'snounUS /sɪdz/
possessive form of “sids” — sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
slitnounUS /slɪt/
a long narrow opening
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
SPIDERnounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
spidersnounUS /ˈspaɪdərz/
plural of “spider” — predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
push forcefully
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
