used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
anew
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
(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 "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
BEADnounUS /biːd/
a small ball with a hole through the middle
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
can't
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From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
CLUEnounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
Curlew's
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From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
didn't
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From this reading You said you kept some sort of watch, didn't you?"
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
how
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From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
it's
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From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading You said you kept some sort of watch, didn't you?"
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
Leslie
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From this reading "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
the light of the Moon
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
NestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
Phyllis
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From this reading "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
quaveredverbUS /ˈkweɪvərd/
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
move upward
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You said you kept some sort of watch, didn't you?"
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading You said you kept some sort of watch, didn't you?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
look attentively
From this reading You said you kept some sort of watch, didn't you?"
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Then they hurried down to the water's edge and sat on a rise of sand to talk it over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can it all mean, Phyllis?" quavered Leslie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CLUE OF THE GREEN BEAD With shaking knees and blank dismay on their faces, they crept out of Curlew's Nest and fastened the door.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
the day immediately before today
From this reading "It means that some one has been in there again since day before yesterday," declared her companion, "though it's been bright moonlight for the past two nights, and how they got in without being seen, I can't quite understand!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You said you kept some sort of watch, didn't you?"
