used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
anew
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
for the reason that
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
flinchverbUS /flɪntʃ/
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
a young female
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
only a very short time before
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
HEARSverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
HuttonnounUS /ˈhʌtən/
English cricketer (1916-1990)
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
MACARTNEY
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From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
come together
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
the force of workers available
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
Paulette
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From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
cut with a saw
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
express in speech
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And for the first time I saw my dream girl flinch from me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think I was furious because Paulette did not speak to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN We must have stood silent for a good three minutes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" she gasped so low I could hardly hear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
You're
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From this reading I said, "You're not to go--you're _never_ to go and meet Hutton again, as long as you live!"
