used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
exhale hard
From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
can't
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From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
don't
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From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
located inward
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
on one occasion
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
with low volume
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
cut with a saw
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suppose two of us kick this glass through on a given signal, and two kick out the second window?
Vench
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From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once on the porch they cautiously looked in and saw that the light was in an inner room.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can’t waste time by pulling out broken glass, and we don’t want to cut ourselves.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
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 “We’ll have to smash the window completely with one blow,” decided Terry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vench nodded and they made their way quietly around to the front, stepping with painful care.
