used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
Allan
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From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Back to the wireless!" breathed Seaton, tensely.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
Beaufort
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From this reading "Dawson, get Beaufort on the jump."
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
cause to be bored
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
uttered without voice
From this reading "Back to the wireless!" breathed Seaton, tensely.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
ButtsnounUS /bʌts/
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
Clodis
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From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "Dawson, get Beaufort on the jump."
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
furthestadverbUS /ˈfɜːrθəst/
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dawson, get Beaufort on the jump."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
INVISIBLEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
Joe
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From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Dawson, get Beaufort on the jump."
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Dawson, get Beaufort on the jump."
and nothing more
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
operatornounUS /ˈɑːpəreɪtər/
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
others
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From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "I have the Beaufort operator," reported Joe, after a few moments.
retainingverbUS /rɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “retain” — hold back within
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
Seaton
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From this reading "Back to the wireless!" breathed Seaton, tensely.
surgeonsnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒənz/
plural of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
tenselyadverbUS /ˈtensli/
in a tense manner
From this reading "Back to the wireless!" breathed Seaton, tensely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then the three surgeons, retaining only Hank Butts, drove the others from the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Back to the wireless!" breathed Seaton, tensely.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
at the time that
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
WIRELESSnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/
medium for communication
From this reading INVISIBLE HANDS AT THE WIRELESS In a rear bedroom, the furthest apartment from the wireless room of the bungalow, Allan Clodis, barely alive, was placed when they bore him up from the boat.
