used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
anew
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, I am Harry Pangborn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
Arden's
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From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
disarmingnounUS /dɪˈsɑːrmɪŋ/
act of reducing or depriving of arms
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
set up or found
From this reading You have found me out.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
the act of departing
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Yes, I am Harry Pangborn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have found me out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I am Harry Pangborn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
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 thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have found me out.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You have found me out.
Pangborn
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From this reading "Yes, I am Harry Pangborn.
relieve from
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
the place where some action occurs
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
shavedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪvd/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
surrenderingverbUS /sərˈendərɪŋ/
-ing form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading But again he smiled in a disarming and friendly fashion, shrugged his shoulders as though getting rid of another weight, and, spreading his hands in a helpless and surrendering gesture, said:
wouldn't
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From this reading I thought it wouldn't be long after I shaved off my mustache.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I am Harry Pangborn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have found me out.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading For a moment it seemed as if the young man was going to deny Arden's statement or at least flee from the scene.
