used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
(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 Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
antisepticadjectiveUS /ˌæntəˈseptɪk/
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
From this reading It was antiseptic, as laughs so often are.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was antiseptic, as laughs so often are.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was antiseptic, as laughs so often are.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
Danny
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From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
emittingverbUS /ɪˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
gigglesnounUS /ˈɡɪɡəlz/
plural of “giggle” — a foolish or nervous laugh
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
HighwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
immediately past
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading It was antiseptic, as laughs so often are.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
MacDonald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It was antiseptic, as laughs so often are.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
repulsionnoun
the force by which bodies repel one another
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
ripplenounUS /ˈrɪpəl/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
sedannounUS /səˈdæn/
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was antiseptic, as laughs so often are.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
titteringadjective
being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
TrapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did us good, every last one of us.
precisely as stated
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I declare to goodness, a sound that was pretty much like a ripple of giggles went tittering around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Trap We had got into the sedan, by that time, and were riding along the Victory Highway.
which person or people
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as I was thinking how much more wholesome everything felt, since I had shaken hands with Miss MacDonald, Danny, who was riding in the front seat beside John, spoiled it all by emitting a shriek; it was not a very loud one, but it was thick with horror and repulsion.
