(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
arbournounUS /ˈɑːrbər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
armfuls
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From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
boltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
four-footedadjective
having four feet
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
furryadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːri/
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
LEOPARD'S-BANEnoun
any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
set afire or burning
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They stopped and listened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
a particular point in time
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
in motion
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
on one occasion
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
cut with a saw
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They stopped and listened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
in the direction of
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE LEOPARD’S-BANE Their minds once made up, the children collected the fading armfuls of leopard’s-bane and made for the arbour that led to the tunnel.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading They heard the sound of breathing, and the next moment they saw, vaguely, in the almost darkness, something four-footed, spotted, furry, creeping along the passage towards them.
waveringnounUS /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading And as they went they heard something moving in the darkness that lay thick beyond the little wavering light of their candle.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Inside the door they lighted the candle, closed and bolted the door as they had been told to, and went carefully down the steps and along the secret passage.
