used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
(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 Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
Barbara
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From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dykeman's trailers would be right behind me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Dykeman's trailers would be right behind me.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
Dykeman's
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From this reading Dykeman's trailers would be right behind me.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
divisible by two
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
immediately past
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
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 sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
LUNCHEONnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Dykeman's trailers would be right behind me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
sizedadjectiveUS /saɪzd/
having a specified size
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
trailersnounUS /ˈtreɪlərz/
plural of “trailer” — someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading Dykeman's trailers would be right behind me.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
Wallace'snounUS /ˈwɔːləsəz/
possessive form of “wallace” — Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading I sized up the situation briefly and took my plunge, shutting the door after me, glancing across the long room to see that Barbara Wallace's desk was deserted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A LUNCHEON I went away from there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
Whipple
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From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Looking about me, I had guessed that pretty much every man in the room believed that it was Worth Gilbert with whom I had been talking over the phone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dykeman's trailers would be right behind me.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet to the last, Whipple and his crowd were offering me the return trip end of my ticket with them; if I would come back and be good, even now, all would be forgiven.
