used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Larry recognised the situation in a flash.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
move towards
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
Blanche
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From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
Blanche's
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From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
bunk-houses
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From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
dozingverbUS /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Larry recognised the situation in a flash.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
I've
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From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Larry recognised the situation in a flash.
Jim
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From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
and nothing more
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
keynotenounUS /ˈkiːnoʊt/
the principal theme in a speech or literary work
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
Larry
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From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
Manford
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From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
prioradjectiveUS /ˈpraɪər/
earlier in time
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading Larry recognised the situation in a flash.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He had been dozing prior to his final evening round of the bunk-houses, and had failed to observe her approach.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Larry recognised the situation in a flash.
stabled
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From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blanche’s News “I’ve got to get Jim right away.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
urgencynounUS /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Blanche had just stepped on to the verandah, and the startled Larry Manford leapt out of his chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
in or at the place that
From this reading Blanche had hurried up from the barn, where her horse had already been stabled, and urgency was the keynote of her greeting.
