used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
anymoreadverbUS /ˌeniˈmɔːr/
at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
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 The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
bumpedverbUS /bʌmpt/
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
clacked
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From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
commuternounUS /kəˈmjuːtər/
a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
dial-a-ration
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From this reading Flora looked up from the dial-a-ration panel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
doesn't
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From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading Flora looked up from the dial-a-ration panel.
Flora's
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From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Something you've waited a long time for?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flora looked up from the dial-a-ration panel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
only a very short time before
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Something you've waited a long time for?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
engage in
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
panelnounUS /ˈpænəl/
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading Flora looked up from the dial-a-ration panel.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
express in words
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something you've waited a long time for?"
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Something you've waited a long time for?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
Trimble
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From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
except if; if not
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Flora looked up from the dial-a-ration panel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Something you've waited a long time for?"
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
at the time that
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Four walls do not a prison make--unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist anymore._ Harry Trimble looked pleased when he stepped into the apartment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The lift door had hardly clacked shut behind him on the peering commuter faces in the car before he had slipped his arm behind Flora's back, bumped his face against her cheek and chuckled, "Well, what would you say to a little surprise?
you've
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From this reading Something you've waited a long time for?"
