used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
react verbally
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
Aulain
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From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
creepyadjectiveUS /ˈkriːpi/
annoying and unpleasant
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
don't
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From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
Fraser
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From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
Gerrard
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From this reading Gerrard laughed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know that, Tom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
Kate
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From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know that, Tom.
immediately past
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Gerrard laughed.
Lizzie
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From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
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 When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
queerlyadverb
in a strange manner
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know that, Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But at the same time there is something about him--those strange eyes of his--that made me afraid of him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
male cat
From this reading “I know that, Tom.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
at the time that
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, men who have, or have had fever as badly as Aulain has, often act very queerly, Lizzie, so don't be too hard on him.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I told him last night that Kate Fraser was coming here on a long visit, he did not answer; his eyes were fixed on your face in such a strange, intense look that it made me feel quite 'creepy'.”
