afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
(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 But all these thoughts got him nowhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw the sky turn gray, and then pink.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
in a state of sleep
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
for the reason that
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
lacking funds
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all these thoughts got him nowhere.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
didn't
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From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
Digby
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From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
at any time
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
frognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But all these thoughts got him nowhere.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
Judy
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From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
and nothing more
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
MERITnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
a particular point in time
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
of an obscure nature
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading But all these thoughts got him nowhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
pajamasnounUS /pəˈdʒɑːməz/
plural of “pajama” — a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
a light shade of red
From this reading He saw the sky turn gray, and then pink.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
pokingnounUS /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
PunchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the sky turn gray, and then pink.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He saw the sky turn gray, and then pink.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
speculatingverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He saw the sky turn gray, and then pink.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But all these thoughts got him nowhere.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But all these thoughts got him nowhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He saw the sky turn gray, and then pink.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
at the time that
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading REWARD OF MERIT Punch told me he didn’t know when it happened; whether he dreamed it, or whether it broke over him as he was falling asleep or just in the moment of his waking up.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His mind, so he described it, was just playing leap frog with itself.
showing curiosity
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
wouldn't
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From this reading He lay awake for ever so long after promising Miss Digby he wouldn’t go poking around any more, worrying because Judy didn’t come back; wondering what could be in the letter she was willing to risk so much to get; speculating over the mysterious errand of the man in the gray pajamas.
