used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BILLIE OVERHEARS A SECRET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
BILLIE
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From this reading BILLIE OVERHEARS A SECRET.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
a person who is in charge
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
dovenounUS /dʌv/
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
OVERHEARSverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhiːrz/
third-person singular of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading BILLIE OVERHEARS A SECRET.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question he asked himself as he dove from the boat was:
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading BILLIE OVERHEARS A SECRET.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
express a supposition
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
vagarynounUS /ˈveɪɡəri/
an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But such is the vagary of the human mind, that safety was the least of his thoughts.
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 It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
which person or people
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It might have been expected that, as Billie plunged into the water, his chief thought would have been regarding his safety.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, who do you suppose they are, and where did they come from?”
