used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
aperturenounUS /ˈæpərtʃər/
a device that controls amount of light admitted
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
brought together in one place
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
an opening into or through something
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
submarinenounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
in a swift manner
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
push forcefully
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
Truax
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From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Swiftly he gathered up the young submarine captain, bearing him through the aperture and dropping him on the ground behind the fence.
