used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
EnlistverbUS /ˌenˈlɪst/
join the military
From this reading “Enlist?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s what I said,” replied his brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
a particular point in time
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
Ned
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From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
recurring again and again
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “That’s what I said,” replied his brother.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s what I said,” replied his brother.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
That's
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From this reading “That’s what I said,” replied his brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as Ned had done, so did Frank, for the moment saying nothing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what I said,” replied his brother.
at the time that
From this reading This time it was Frank’s turn to stare at his brother as Ned had stared at him when Frank announced that they had been robbed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, finally, as Ned continued to stare at him with a smile on his face, Frank repeated:
