used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
any person at all
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
bootynounUS /ˈbuːti/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
in a serious manner
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
FirthnounUS /fɜːrθ/
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Firth's
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From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
not accessible to view
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
It's
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From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Judy
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From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
scentedadjectiveUS /ˈsentɪd/
having the sense of smell
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
get by special effort
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
which person or people
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
