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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

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a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

having unsuitable feminine qualities

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

special importance or significance

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination

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plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

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From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

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From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

a young female

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

plural of “handcuff” — shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

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From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

past form of “menace” — pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

in a musical manner

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

not any; not one

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Easy,” cautioned Ferguson, and the revolver in his right hand menaced the murderer.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

express in words

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading RUN TO COVER IN stunned silence the little group eyed Detective Ferguson and his prisoner.

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading Slowly the latter rose from his hands and knees, the handcuffs clinking musically as he knocked against Ferguson’s left wrist to which he was secured.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Say, but you are a pretty girl.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’ll get no chance to escape now, Jim,” with emphasis, then with reluctant admiration as he scanned Turner’s good-looking effeminate features and his slight trim figure in its woman’s costume.