used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Yes, lad; sit down.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
set up or found
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
a young female
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
death of a person
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
a boy or man
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
without good reason
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
approval to do something
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
term of address for a man
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
be seated
From this reading “Yes, lad; sit down.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
tappedadjectiveUS /tæpt/
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
male cat
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading His future looked so bright, and did he not have his uncle’s permission to find the little lost girl?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading The next morning Tom Cooper came whistling into the bank.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He went behind the glass window and found a notice upon his desk to call upon the president in his room, and without delay the lad ran into the rear of the building and tapped lightly upon a door marked, “T. D. Dalton.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, lad; sit down.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You wished to see me, sir,” and then he stopped, for the grave face before him gave his heart a chill.
