(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
AlleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
BarrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
COUPnounUS /kuː/
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
cricketsnounUS /ˈkrɪkəts/
plural of “cricket” — leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
FoxesnounUS /ˈfɑːksəz/
plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
the act of departing
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
locustsnounUS /ˈloʊkəsts/
plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
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 All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
ManualnounUS /ˈmænjuːəl/
a small handbook
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
MASCOTnounUS /ˈmæskət/
a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
O'Connor'snounUS /oʊˈkɑːnərz/
possessive form of “o'connor” — United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
Roy
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From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
stuffyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌfi/
lacking fresh air
From this reading He fancied him sitting on the edge of his cot in Mrs. O'Connor's stuffy dining room, reading his Scout Manual.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT Anyway, he slept better than Roy slept.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
male cat
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
the act of using
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
precisely as stated
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The darkness, the breeze, the soothing music of crickets and locusts outside his little tent dissipated his anger, as the voices of nature are pretty sure to do, and made him see straight, to use Tom's phrase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All night long the leader of the Silver Foxes was haunted by that letter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought of Tom making his lonely way back to Barrel Alley and going to bed there amid the very scenes which he had been so anxious to have him forget.
