used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
didn't
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From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
downedverbUS /daʊnd/
past form of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
FitzHoward
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From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
I'd
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From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
I'm
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From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
it's
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From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
and nothing more
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He came sailing straight across at me, his hand stretched out.
SURPRISESnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I got then and there the first faint glimmer at the mistake I'd made.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading SURPRISES Seeing FitzHoward gave me just a little something of a turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
which person or people
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading There didn't seem to be much in the wonder line about him.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading But as it's a motto of mine to put on an extra size in smiles each time I'm downed, I just sat tight and wondered who he was.
