adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
Elaine
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From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
EYEnounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
FangnounUS /fæŋ/
a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Kennedy was frantic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Kennedy was frantic.
kidnappersnounUS /ˈkɪdnæpərz/
plural of “kidnapper” — someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
leftnounUS /left/
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 THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
SinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Wu and Long Sin themselves seemed to have vanished, too.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading She had disappeared as completely as if she had vanished into the thin air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
WATCHINGnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where they held her, what had happened to her was a sealed book.
WunounUS /wuː/
a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta
From this reading THE WATCHING EYE Not a clue was left by the kidnappers when they so mysteriously spirited Elaine away from the apartment of Wu Fang.
