used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
react verbally
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
ImpetuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpetʃwəs/
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
be obedient to
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
PLOTTINGverbUS /ˈplɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
move hurridly
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
Skeel
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From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
male cat
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Hold on a minute,” he said, and there was some strange quality in Tom’s voice that made his chum obey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
What's
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From this reading “What’s up?” he asked, glancing from Tom to the cabin.
at the time that
From this reading MORE PLOTTING Impetuous George Abbot was about to rush forward when Tom, stretching out a hand, held him back.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Nothing yet, but there may be,” was the cool answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean there may be someone in that cabin--Skeel or those other men?”
