used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
after-theater
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From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
any person at all
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
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 Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
a line of approach
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading They were very close in spirit.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
don't
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From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
a narrow way or road
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
without speaking
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading They were very close in spirit.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were very close in spirit.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading So he hurried her across the street through a lane in the after-theater traffic and around the corner into Seventh Avenue, heading south.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading |SLOWLY the crowd in the gallery moved out and down the twisting flights of stairs.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were very close in spirit.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Down at the street entrance, she said, “I don't want to see anybody, Henry.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were very close in spirit.
Worm'snounUS /wɜːrmz/
possessive form of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Sue slipped her arm through the Worm's and silently clung to him.
