(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they are.
any thing at all
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they are.
assuresverbUS /əˈʃʊrz/
third-person singular of “assure” — make certain of
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
bassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
billionsnounUS /ˈbɪljənz/
plural of “billion” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
Couldn't
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From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
heraldingverbUS /ˈherəldɪŋ/
-ing form of “herald” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
I've
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From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
Johnson'snounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsənz/
possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
immediately past
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
racketnounUS /ˈrækɪt/
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
cut with a saw
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Couldn't sleep last night for the racket they made on the lake.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they are.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Millions of 'em, boys," he assures us, "billions!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Almost before we have stumbled off at the deserted station into the surrounding darkness, Johnson's familiar bass is heralding the fact.
a late time of life
From this reading Never saw anything like it in the twenty years I've lived on the bank.
