Chapter V · Chapter 5

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading His mind was in action.

(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 He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading He was not angry now.

a line of approach

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

moving toward the east

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was not angry now.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His mind was in action.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His mind was in action.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading His mind was in action.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

of an obscure nature

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was not angry now.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He was not angry now.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

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From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

transport commercially

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He had convinced himself that there was something behind all this, and he was eager for the solution.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

in the direction of

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading MURK--AND MURDER Instinct, intuition, or some similar faculty caused Prale to turn off the Avenue eastward toward the river.

plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger

From this reading Those mysterious warnings had begun on board ship, he remembered.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was not angry now.