used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a school house!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Who would have suspected it of housing a child at midnight?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
divisible by two
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
firemennounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
plural of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But a school house!
housingnounUS /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading Who would have suspected it of housing a child at midnight?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Who would have suspected it of housing a child at midnight?
a particular point in time
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
Others
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From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
an educational institution
From this reading But a school house!
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
surgedverbUS /sɜːrdʒd/
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
believed likely
From this reading Who would have suspected it of housing a child at midnight?
tenementnounUS /ˈtenəmənt/
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Others in the throng had seen the child and now great shouts came up from the crowd that surged the line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dramatic moment, such a moment as comes at times to the lives of firemen.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have suspected it of housing a child at midnight?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the building been a tenement it would have been searched from cellar to garret; had it even been a business block, little less than this would have been done.
