used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
(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 It was all he could think of doing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was all he could think of doing.
placed crosswise
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
discreetlyadverbUS /dɪˈskriːtli/
with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
one or the other of two
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
FlacknounUS /flæk/
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
set up or found
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all he could think of doing.
Judson
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From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
Letty
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From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
morallyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrəli/
with respect to moral principles
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
not any; not one
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
a safe place
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
express in words
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
step-daughter
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From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
studiosnounUS /ˈstuːdioʊz/
plural of “studio” — workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was all he could think of doing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
wasn't
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From this reading As a matter of fact Letty was asking the question if she wasn't making a mistake in not doing so, either literally or morally.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Letty was beginning a new experience Judson Flack was doing his best to carry out his threat.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the best of his knowledge she had no friends with whom she could have taken refuge, though the suspicion crossed his mind that she might have drowned herself to spite him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading That is to say, he was making the round of the studios in which his step-daughter had occasionally found work, discreetly asking if she had been there that day.
