used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
react verbally
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
any thing at all
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
carefully weighed
From this reading The only thing I considered was my penknife.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
DALEnounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading "DALE."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The only thing I considered was my penknife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
and nothing more
From this reading The only thing I considered was my penknife.
penknifenoun
a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
From this reading The only thing I considered was my penknife.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
a special situation
From this reading The only thing I considered was my penknife.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
propel through the air
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
unfriendlyadjectiveUS /ənˈfrendli/
not easy to understand or use
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only thing I considered was my penknife.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
weightingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
in or at the place that
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I examined every pocket carefully and went through the search three times but failed to find anything which would answer the purpose.
willedverbUS /wɪld/
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading I must have some way of weighting it so that I could throw it where I willed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew if I permitted the sheet to flutter to the room below, it would be seen and read by unfriendly eyes.
