used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
aimedverbUS /eɪmd/
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
exhale hard
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
fearless and daring
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
HESITATESverbUS /ˈhezəteɪts/
third-person singular of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading THE MAN WHO HESITATES.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WHO HESITATES.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO HESITATES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading Every step in the enterprise he had undertaken had brought a fresh excitement, a fresh horror.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Max had become accustomed, in the course of this adventurous visit, to surprises and alarms.
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 For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
look attentively
From this reading But nothing that he had so far heard or seen had given him such a sick feeling of indefinable terror as the sight of these two eyes, turning to watch his every movement.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
in or at the place that
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO HESITATES.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment he watched them, then he made a bold dash for the place where he had seen them, and aimed a blow with his fist at the wall.
