(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 And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
apenounUS /eɪp/
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
BarternounUS /ˈbɑːrtər/
an equal exchange
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
Bentley
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From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
confined by bonds
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
Caleb
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From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
deviseverbUS /dɪˈvaɪz/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
Ellen
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From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
Estabrook
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From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
divisible by two
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
not any; not one
From this reading No, that wasn't it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
statuesqueadjectiveUS /ˌstætʃuːˈesk/
of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now it seemed that Caleb Barter had known all along; he said he had been expecting Bentley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
wasn't
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From this reading No, that wasn't it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
at the time that
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Where the Bodies Went_ Bentley had been bound carelessly.
which person or people
From this reading Who could expect ape brains to devise clever bonds, even when controlled by Caleb Barter?
wide-eyedadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Barter had seen him yearning toward Ellen Estabrook, statuesque and wide-eyed on the other side of the room.
