used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
the two together, not just one
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't you get out, Dick?"
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
CoughingnounUS /ˈkɑːfɪŋ/
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
someone who is a detective
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
gaspingverbUS /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Can't you get out, Dick?"
GRAMMARnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
hurlverbUS /hɜːrl/
throw forcefully
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading Outside the volume of smoke was increasing.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Can't you get out, Dick?"
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the volume of smoke was increasing.
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
an educational institution
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Outside the volume of smoke was increasing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside the volume of smoke was increasing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
a shaky motion
From this reading Coughing, choking, trembling in a cold chill of dread, Dick continued frantically to hurl himself against the door.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Outside the volume of smoke was increasing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS CAN DO Inside of a minute Dick Prescott was both gasping and despairing.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Some of it worked in through the cracks around the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you get out, Dick?"
