used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
anew
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Words would have been unnecessary and futile.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
the act of discovering something
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading Words would have been unnecessary and futile.
Graney
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From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
hand-clasp
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From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Words would have been unnecessary and futile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
the act of retaining something
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
Hollis's
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From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
NORTON
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From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
a course of conduct
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Hollis's path of duty lay straight and open before him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sat down again and resumed smoking.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
unnecessaryadjectiveUS /ənˈnesəseri/
not necessary
From this reading Words would have been unnecessary and futile.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words would have been unnecessary and futile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Words would have been unnecessary and futile.
but in spite of that
From this reading Neither man said a word during the hand-clasp and yet both knew that their hearts and minds were united in a common cause.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading NORTON MAKES A DISCOVERY Judge Graney rose and leaned over the table, taking the young man's hand and holding it tightly.
