used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
Anina
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From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER LIGHT-RAY!
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
dumfoundedadjective
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
enlightenverbUS /ˌenˈlaɪtən/
make understand
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
LIGHT-RAY
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From this reading ANOTHER LIGHT-RAY!
engage in
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
MercernounUS /ˈmɜːrsər/
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
Miela
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From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Something was wrong," Mercer had said.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something was wrong," Mercer had said.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
express in words
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then they had insisted on staying there, and had sent the girls back to tell me to come over.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The news that Mercer and Anina had been left in the Twilight Country completely dumfounded Miela and me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Something was wrong," Mercer had said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We could make nothing of it, nor did the half hour of argument into which we immediately plunged further enlighten us.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Something was wrong," Mercer had said.
