used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The spy's back was to them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
Betty
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From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
CAPTIVEnounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
CAPTORSnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
dodgedverbUS /dɑːdʒd/
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
isn't
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From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The girls gasped, looked, and set off on a dead run.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
spy'snounUS /spaɪz/
possessive form of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading The spy's back was to them.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The spy's back was to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
up to a particular time
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spy's back was to them.
undertonenounUS /ˈʌndərtoʊn/
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS "Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spy's back was to them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed to be waiting for somebody and he did not see the girls till they were almost upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with an exclamation, he dodged around the corner of the house and commenced to run like a deer.
