used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
blurverbUS /blɜːr/
become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boy's world was upsetting.
Charlie's
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From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
echoingadjectiveUS /ˈekoʊɪŋ/
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
at any time
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
Judith's
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From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy's world was upsetting.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew back from Judith slightly as they stood.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
a shaky motion
From this reading He was trembling.
upsettingadjectiveUS /əpˈsetɪŋ/
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading The boy's world was upsetting.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy's world was upsetting.
a Caucasian
From this reading Judith's face was a blur of white before his eyes, then he could not see it--and then, as suddenly as it had come, his black minute was over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing that had happened to him in that room or ever had happened to him before had shaken it like that minute of doubt that he lived through in silence, with the strain of it showing in his pale face, and Charlie's voice echoing half heard in his ears.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The boy's world was upsetting.
