used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
aglowadjectiveUS /əˈɡloʊ/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
the organ of sight
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
the act of departing
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
I'd
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From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
I've
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From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "You've kept your lead."
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "You've kept your lead."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
take the midday meal
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
not any; not one
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
questioningsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋz/
plural of “questioning” — a request for information
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I made no memorable reply, and there was a little pause thick with mute questionings.
weren't
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From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
at the time that
From this reading I'd hoped--when you weren't looking--I might creep up----" "I've taken no advantage," I said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And this is Stephen," she said, aglow with happy confidence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "After lunch," she said with her eye on mine, "I am going to measure against you on the steps.
You've
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From this reading "You've kept your lead."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've kept your lead."
