aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
adonounUS /əˈduː/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
(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 There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
at any time
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
evil-lookingadjective
having an evil appearance
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
the force of workers available
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
Miela
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
on one occasion
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
REVOLUTIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading REVOLUTION.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
rummagedverbUS /ˈrʌmɪdʒd/
past form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
secretedverbUS /səˈkriːtɪd/
past form of “secrete” — generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
at the time that
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
