used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FRED AS A PRISONER.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast Fred became restless.
(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 Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FRED AS A PRISONER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
have
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading After breakfast Fred became restless.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After breakfast Fred became restless.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
set up or found
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
FRED
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From this reading FRED AS A PRISONER.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
juvenileadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːvənəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading FRED AS A PRISONER.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
worried and uneasy
From this reading After breakfast Fred became restless.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
tantalizingadjectiveUS /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Hunting round the room he found a juvenile book, and sitting down at the window read it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course it would all come right in time, but it was hard to bear the suspense and confinement.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was tantalizing to be so near the Falls, and yet to be locked up, and prevented from seeing them.
