used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
for the reason that
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But they told me you were dead?”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “But they told me you were dead?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
extemporised
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From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had to shoot them,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had to shoot them,” he said.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
fasten with a lock
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But they told me you were dead?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
a course of conduct
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I had to shoot them,” he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
get rid of
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “I had to shoot them,” he said.
silencernounUS /ˈsaɪlənsɜːr/
short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
express in words
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I had to shoot them,” he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “But they told me you were dead?”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I’ll tell you about it some day,” he answered briefly, and gave his whole attention to breaking the lock of the shed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I used a silencer, because I thought the doctor would hear.”
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 As they were walking across the yard to the extemporised garage, he caught her arm and drew her from the path, and, looking down, she saw the stiff figure of a dog.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But they told me you were dead?”
