Chapter X · The Missing Man

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

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From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Those men at the drugstore seemed ready to pop.”

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

recognizable; marked

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

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From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

a very small circular shape

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

From this reading Those men at the drugstore seemed ready to pop.”

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

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From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

a movement into or inward

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

brought together in one place

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

the act of departing

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

come to pass

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

United States editor (1920-1993)

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

the force of workers available

From this reading Those men at the drugstore seemed ready to pop.”

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

of an obscure nature

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

cut slightly, with a razor

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

above and across; more than

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

bulge outward

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

with low volume

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Those men at the drugstore seemed ready to pop.”

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Those men at the drugstore seemed ready to pop.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

English actress (1847-1928)

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

a special situation

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those men at the drugstore seemed ready to pop.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Something is going to happen, I’m sure, and we don’t want to miss it.

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From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

at the time that

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sim, Terry, and Dot were gathered in the big living room quietly talking over their visit with Granny Howe, when Arden burst in on them in great excitement and blurted out her newest and latest story.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading “We’ll have to go over to the Hall the first thing in the morning: they begin work early,” Arden decided as she finished entering her report.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The “crime sheet,” as they had come to call the history of the Jockey Hollow ghost story, was hurriedly taken from the locked drawer of their desk, and Arden wrote in the three new suspicious characters: Titus Ellery, Pop Warner, and the mysterious dark man mentioned as Nick.