used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
(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 What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I myself believed so when we discovered you.
bideverbUS /baɪd/
dwell
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
denouncementnoun
a public act of denouncing
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I myself believed so when we discovered you.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “I suspected it,” said the man, grimly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
judiciallyadverbUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃəli/
as ordered by a court
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
for more time
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I suspected it,” said the man, grimly.
a particular point in time
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
a form of address for a man
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself believed so when we discovered you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I suspected it,” said the man, grimly.
sanitynounUS /ˈsænəti/
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
express in words
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I myself believed so when we discovered you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
surmiseverbUS /sərˈmaɪz/
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
believed likely
From this reading “I suspected it,” said the man, grimly.
testsnounUS /tests/
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I myself believed so when we discovered you.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was only after various tests that we were convinced you still lived, and since then I have had a struggle to bring you back to sanity and consciousness.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What all this was leading to Mr. Hampton could not surmise, but he was content to bide his time a moment longer, pretty well convinced by now that the other was leading up to some denouncement.
at the time that
From this reading I myself believed so when we discovered you.
whoever
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From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,” he stated judicially, “I would say that whoever saw you would have considered you dead.
