used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Smith leapt around in a whirl of excitement.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Come in, Petrie!" he cried, seizing my arm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Smith leapt around in a whirl of excitement.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
BELOWprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in, Petrie!" he cried, seizing my arm.
craning
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From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Come in, Petrie!" he cried, seizing my arm.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Smith leapt around in a whirl of excitement.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come in, Petrie!" he cried, seizing my arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Smith leapt around in a whirl of excitement.
in motion
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
Nayland
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From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
Petrie
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From this reading "Come in, Petrie!" he cried, seizing my arm.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading "Come in, Petrie!" he cried, seizing my arm.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
sitting-room
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From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Smith leapt around in a whirl of excitement.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The blind had been drawn up, I did not know by whom; and, leaning out beside my friend, I was in time to perceive some bright object moving down the gray stone wall.
widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
From this reading THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
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 THE ROOM BELOW I ran into the sitting-room, to discover Nayland Smith craning out of the now widely opened window.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Almost instantly it disappeared from sight in the yellow banks below.
