Chapter IV

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

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

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

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

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

to come or go into

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

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

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

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

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

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

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

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

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

a high ranking police officer

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

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

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

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 ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

no person; not anyone

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

and nothing more

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

a person, without saying who

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

temporarily incapable of speaking

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

not in physical motion

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

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

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

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

From this reading “Thought I heard someone listening outside the door,” he explained.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading So I ran to the turning and looked along the corridor, but it was empty.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.

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

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

at the time that

From this reading “When I opened it there was nobody in sight.

in or at the place that

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

during the time that

From this reading ENTER INSPECTOR BURTON While the others still sat where he had left them, regarding each other in speechless surprise, Inspector Burton returned, closed and locked the door, and resumed his chair as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your room is only two doors from an angle in the hall.