ActsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
a youthful male person
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
commander-in-chiefnoun
the officer who holds the supreme command
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
the act of departing
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
someone who is a detective
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, you do, eh?" was the query.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
eh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you do, eh?" was the query.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "I wish to see General Washington, sir."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish to see General Washington, sir."
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you do, eh?" was the query.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
patriotnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading "Oh, you do, eh?" was the query.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I wish to see General Washington, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I wish to see General Washington, sir."
sixteen-year-old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
male cat
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, you do, eh?" was the query.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "I wish to see General Washington, sir."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish to see General Washington, sir."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The orderly could not imagine what business this sixteen-year-old boy could have with the commander-in-chief.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Tom Dare Acts On the afternoon of the second day after the departure of Dick Dare from patriot headquarters in New York, Tom Dare appeared there, and to the orderly at the door said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you do, eh?" was the query.
