used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
admonishedverbUS /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/
past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
a cherished desire
From this reading “Perish the ambition!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
BewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
blockedadjectiveUS /blɑːkt/
closed to traffic
From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
can't
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From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted candles.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted candles.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
else
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From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
an opening into or through something
From this reading We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted candles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted candles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
Larry
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From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
set afire or burning
From this reading We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted candles.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
PerishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Perish the ambition!
Pickering's
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From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
PROWLERnounUS /ˈpraʊlər/
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We have blocked Pickering’s game, and nothing else matters,” I said.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
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 We crawled through the hole in the wall and lighted candles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A PROWLER OF THE NIGHT Down we plunged into the cellar, through the trap and to the Door of Bewilderment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t expect too much,” admonished Larry; “I can’t promise you a single Spanish coin.”
