Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

later than; following

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

a youthful male person

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

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From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I was mistaken.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

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From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

opinion or judgment

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

made afraid

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

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From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

immediately past

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading But I was mistaken.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

look furtively

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

on the contrary

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

term of address for a man

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading "Lips that touch liquor," I sang, "shall never touch mine!"

coming next after the twenty-seventh in position

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

at the time that

From this reading _Wednesday the Twenty-eighth_ When Dinky-Dunk came in last night, after his drive out from Buckhorn, there was a look on his face that rather frightened me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For with that strange light in his eyes I surely thought he'd been drinking.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I backed him up against the door, after he'd had a peep at the Boy, and said, "Let me smell your breath, sir!"