used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
(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 "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
BradleynounUS /ˈbrædli/
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
terminate
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
chimenounUS /tʃaɪm/
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
circumventverbUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent/
surround so as to force to give up
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
set up or found
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
come together
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
without speaking
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two men, crouched in the darkness, rose silently to meet him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I think I have found a place," said T. B., in a low voice.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
at the time that
From this reading The distant chime of Little Bradley church had struck one o'clock, when T. B. Smith stepped from the shadow of the hedge on the east side of the Secret House, and walked slowly toward the road.
in or at the place that
From this reading There is a break, however, where, I think, I can circumvent the alarm."
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "As I thought, there are electric alarms on the top of the walls, and electric wires threaded through all the hedges.
