used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
(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 “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
react verbally
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
any thing at all
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading The beam was ready, but was the prisoner ready to meet their onslaught?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
drasticadjectiveUS /ˈdræstɪk/
forceful and extreme and rigorous
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
Judy
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From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
come together
From this reading The beam was ready, but was the prisoner ready to meet their onslaught?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
a particular point in time
From this reading They waited a moment more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They waited a moment more.
not any; not one
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
and nothing more
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
onslaughtnounUS /ˈɔːnslɔːt/
a sudden and severe onset of trouble
From this reading The beam was ready, but was the prisoner ready to meet their onslaught?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
approval to do something
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The beam was ready, but was the prisoner ready to meet their onslaught?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The beam was ready, but was the prisoner ready to meet their onslaught?
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The beam was ready, but was the prisoner ready to meet their onslaught?
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow, she felt she and Horace ought to have Dick’s permission before they did anything as drastic as breaking down the door to his prison.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They waited a moment more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it all right?” she called, but there was no answer.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A Broken Water Pipe Judy hesitated only a minute.
