used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
anew
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
(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 Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
from appearances alone
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
boarded-up
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From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
a youthful male person
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
filedverbUS /faɪld/
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
start firing a weapon
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
hold firmly
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
Il-e-con-a-muck
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From this reading Il-e-con-a-muck!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
Me-con-a-muck
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From this reading "Me-con-a-muck!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
mumbleverbUS /ˈmʌmbəl/
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
MYSTERIESnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
done under pressure
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
in the near future
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
accept gladly
From this reading This time, apparently as eager to welcome them as they had been a few minutes before to destroy them, they rushed up to grasp their hands and mumble:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon they all filed out again, two of them bearing the boy with the crushed foot.
showing curiosity
From this reading MYSTERIES EXPLAINED There was little time left to the girls for wondering after the fire against the boarded-up house had been extinguished, for the entire throng burst in upon them.
