touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
(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 To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
defendernounUS /dɪˈfendər/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
Dolff
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From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What was it his mother had said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
hustledverbUS /ˈhʌsəld/
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it his mother had said.
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 He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
madmannounUS /ˈmædmæn/
an insane person
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What was it his mother had said.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What was it his mother had said.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
VicarsnounUS /ˈvɪkərz/
plural of “vicar” — a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading To fetch Vicars--but that was not all--to get something out of his father’s coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dolff hurried out of the room so bewildered and dazed that he neither understood what this new revelation was, nor what he was sent out to do.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He felt himself hustled out of the room by his anxious sisters, while Meredith was left to be the defender of the party against the madman.
