used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
anew
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
Baxter's
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From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
BlossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
exhale hard
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
clenching
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From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
Dan
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From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
give a description of
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading "And after I felt sure I had escaped them.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "And after I felt sure I had escaped them.
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
yet to be or coming
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And after I felt sure I had escaped them.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And after I felt sure I had escaped them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
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 A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
select carefully from a group
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
quakingverbUS /ˈkweɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “quake” — shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
stateroomnoun
a guest cabin
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "And after I felt sure I had escaped them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And after I felt sure I had escaped them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have got the best of me again!" he muttered, clenching his fists.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It must have been Fate that made Captain Blossom pick them up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At one instant he was fairly shaking with rage, and at the next quaking with fear over what the future might hold in store for him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARKNESS It would be hard to describe Dan Baxter's feelings after Captain Blossom and the Rover boys left him alone in his stateroom.
