used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must get on her track!" declared the Policeman, patroling to and fro anxiously.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "We must get on her track!" declared the Policeman, patroling to and fro anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "It's coming night in the City.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "It's coming night in the City.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
made known or openly avowed
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(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
fro
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get on her track!" declared the Policeman, patroling to and fro anxiously.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
Gwendolyn
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "And let's hurry," urged the Man-Who-Makes-Faces.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's coming night in the City.
It's
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and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
let's
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From this reading "And let's hurry," urged the Man-Who-Makes-Faces.
Man-Who-Makes-Faces
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
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to a great degree or extent
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "It's coming night in the City.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
patroling
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PolicemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading "We must get on her track!" declared the Policeman, patroling to and fro anxiously.
reptilenounUS /ˈreptaɪl/
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
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Royle
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scuttledverbUS /ˈskʌtəld/
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
for that reason; with the result that
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in the near future
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must get on her track!" declared the Policeman, patroling to and fro anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a line or route along which something travels or moves
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trouble's
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From this reading "Oh, dear!" sighed Gwendolyn; "just as soon as one trouble's finished, another one starts!"
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "And let's hurry," urged the Man-Who-Makes-Faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
the speaker together with one or more other people
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Why had Miss Royle, sly reptile that she was, scuttled away without so much as a good-by?
