AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Yes, that’s so,” Barry agreed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
Barry
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From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
didn't
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From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
by chance
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
without much difficulty
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
an educational institution
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yes, that’s so,” Barry agreed.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
that's
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From this reading “Yes, that’s so,” Barry agreed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
Tim
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From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t know that before we came home,” Tim remarked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After dinner that day Barry hunted up Kent and the twins and told them what he had in mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They fell in readily with his plan and were enthusiastic regarding the delay in the opening of school.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We could have stayed on, and perhaps we would have run down the evil spirit of the lodge.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that’s so,” Barry agreed.
