used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
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 With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
betrayingverbUS /bɪˈtreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
Hippolyte
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From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
the force of workers available
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
a particular point in time
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
NecnounUS /nek/
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
OVIDnoun
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
parapetnounUS /ˈperəpet/
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
the time that has elapsed
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
possumnounUS /ˈpɑːsəm/
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
sinenounUS /saɪn/
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
a person, without saying who
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
tecum
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
vivere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum._—OVID.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading After watching the men a moment George said: "Someone must have leaped from off the terrace."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then he added: "Shall we turn back?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
at the time that
From this reading _FIFTH EDITION._ *CONTENTS.* *THE PAST.* *CHAPTER I.* When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: "What has happened?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
