used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
(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 There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were Sherlock Holmes and his nephew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
Buckner's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
being one more than seven
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
Fetlocknoun
the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
HamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading They were Sherlock Holmes and his nephew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
a particular point in time
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading They were Sherlock Holmes and his nephew.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
reverentlyadverbUS /ˈrevərəntli/
with reverence; in a reverent manner
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
SandwichnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃ/
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
SherlocknounUS /ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading They were Sherlock Holmes and his nephew.
without speaking
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Sherlock Holmes and his nephew.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no response for a moment; then Ham Sandwich said, reverently, “Not all at one time, I reckon.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading II At eight o'clock that evening two persons were groping their way past Flint Buckner's cabin in the frosty gloom.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stop here in the road a moment, uncle,” said Fetlock, “while I run to my cabin; I won't be gone a minute.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading He sat silently enjoying his happiness a little while, then he murmured, with a deep awe in his voice, “I wonder if God made him?”
