(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
bird-fashion
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From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
EllisonnounUS /ˈelɪsən/
United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)
From this reading It was Mr. Ellison.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
Garney
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From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not noticed him in the crowd.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not noticed him in the crowd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
I'll
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From this reading "Walk with me, and I'll tell you," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had not noticed him in the crowd.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Ellison.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was Mr. Ellison.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not noticed him in the crowd.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I had not noticed him in the crowd.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
patrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Walk with me, and I'll tell you," I said.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
express in words
From this reading "Walk with me, and I'll tell you," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Walk with me, and I'll tell you," I said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mr. Ellison.
What's
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From this reading "What's all this?" he asked, twisting his head to look up at me, bird-fashion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The crowd dispersed as the patrol wagon took Garney and the officer away, but one man lingered and fell into step with me as I turned away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Walk with me, and I'll tell you," I said.
