used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
(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 At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
BogeynounUS /ˈboʊɡi/
an evil spirit
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
CommandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “Commandant, Commandant, we have him, we have him!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
set up or found
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “It was Katie Fox,” he gasped.
Gallagher
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From this reading Gallagher rushed to the stairway.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “It was Katie Fox,” he gasped.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Commandant, Commandant, we have him, we have him!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Commandant, Commandant, we have him, we have him!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
an opening into or through something
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was Katie Fox,” he gasped.
Katie
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From this reading “It was Katie Fox,” he gasped.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
Mulholland
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From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspərˈeɪʃən/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
uttered with a trill
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
done under pressure
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Gallagher rushed to the stairway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
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 He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was Katie Fox,” he gasped.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Commandant, Commandant, we have him, we have him!”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading At sixteen minutes to six, Mulholland rushed down the stairs into the Bogey Hole, shouting in a hushed whisper all the way:
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found Mulholland grasping the wall with one hand, with his cap in the other hand, panting, with perspiration rolling down his cheeks in drops.
