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From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
bottlesnounUS /ˈbɑːtəlz/
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
decisivelyadverbUS /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
with firmness
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
the act of discovering something
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
being one more than seven
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
enclose with a fence
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
half-past
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From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
Lucian
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From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
not any; not one
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
recurring again and again
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
Rhoda
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From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
done under pressure
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
cut with a saw
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
get rid of
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
having a supporting base
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
VRAIN
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From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went out into the yard to put some empty bottles into the shed, and I saw the man standing near the fence, looking at the back of No. 13.
at the time that
From this reading When he heard me coming out he rushed past me and out by the side passage.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I did," replied Rhoda decisively, "at half-past eight o'clock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading VRAIN AT BAY "You saw the dark man in the back yard on Christmas Eve?" repeated Lucian, much surprised by this discovery.
