used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
(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 As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
any thing at all
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
confined by bonds
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
diver'snounUS /ˈdaɪvərz/
possessive form of “diver” — someone who works underwater
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
don't
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From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
faint-heartedadjective
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
glazeverbUS /ɡleɪz/
coat with a glaze
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
Harland
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From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
inquestnounUS /ˈɪnkwest/
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
Iola
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From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
and nothing more
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
MOLLYnounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
mushroomsnounUS /ˈmʌʃruːmz/
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
puddlesnounUS /ˈpʌdəlz/
plural of “puddle” — a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
she'd
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From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
sidetrackedverbUS /ˈsaɪdtrækt/
past form of “sidetrack” — wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
staggersnounUS /ˈstæɡərz/
a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
transpiredverbUS /trænˈspaɪərd/
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
umbrellasnounUS /əmˈbreləz/
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
plural of “wall” — 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 As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But that day I got sidetracked some way or other and the next it rained.
(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 I could just as well phone, and if anything had transpired (it was the business I was uneasy about) go down and help Iola through the fit of blind staggers she’d be bound to have.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY The day after the Harland inquest I meant to go down and see Iola and find out if she’d heard anything from Miss Whitehall.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I stood at the parlor window, looking down at the street all pools and puddles, with the walls shining under a thin glaze of water, and the umbrellas like wet, black mushrooms, I got faint-hearted.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Usually I don’t mind rain, but this was the real wet, straight kind that would get in at you if you wore a diver’s suit.
