used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
belfrynounUS /ˈbelfri/
a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
a small worthless amount
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
occurring by chance
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
a particular point in time
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
Putnam
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From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
with speed
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the frank confession of the bully of Putnam Hall that he had fastened the trap door of the church belfry, there was a moment of intense silence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were lucky to get away as quickly as you did.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did you do,—force the trap door open in spite of the bolt?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He faced Jack and Pepper with a sickly grin on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It was a joke on you all right enough,” he continued.
