used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
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 The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
a particular point in time
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
not any; not one
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
Ranville's
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From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
carry out
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I saw a half smile play around Ranville's lips, and then Carter rose and started for the living room, we after him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The same thought must have been in the minds of each of us.
someone who visits
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
Warren'snounUS /ˈwɔːrənz/
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Was this man at the door the Chinaman Warren's housekeeper had said came to the door around the time he was killed?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We Have a Visitor—and—I Take a Ride For a moment no one spoke.
showing curiosity
From this reading As our eyes met, the look we gave each other was a wondering one.
