aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
Clash-clash-clash
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From this reading Clash-clash-clash.
clashingadjectiveUS /ˈklæʃɪŋ/
sharply and harshly discordant
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
dankadjectiveUS /dæŋk/
unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
Jim
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From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
maddeningly
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From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
the force of workers available
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
RestlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
rhythmicallyadverbUS /ˈrɪðmɪkli/
in a rhythmic manner
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
not in physical motion
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the Food Room_ Restlessly, Jim paced back and forth in the narrow dank cell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hours, the two men calculated, they had been there.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And still the clashing of those jaws rang steadily, maddeningly in their ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the doorway the two guards opened and closed their jaws, regularly, rhythmically, about sixty to the minute.
