alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
from appearances alone
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
Arlee
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From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The breath seemed to have left her body.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The breath seemed to have left her body.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
gropinglyadverb
in an uncertain groping manner
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The breath seemed to have left her body.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The breath seemed to have left her body.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The breath seemed to have left her body.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
stealthyadjectiveUS /ˈstelθi/
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Her heart stopped beating; it stood still in the cold clutch of terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breath seemed to have left her body.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once more she felt the hands gropingly upon her.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
precisely as stated
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
someone who visits
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It came from the back side of her bed, reaching apparently from the very wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR That stealthy touch brought Arlee half upright, shot with ghastly alarms.
