used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
Archie
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From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
intentionally conceived
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
controllingadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
able to control or determine policy
From this reading His brain was full of what he wanted to write, but his hand disowned the controlling impulse.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
disownedverbUS /dɪˈsoʊnd/
past form of “disown” — prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
From this reading His brain was full of what he wanted to write, but his hand disowned the controlling impulse.
one or the other of two
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
divisible by two
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
set up or found
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
an instinctive motive
From this reading His brain was full of what he wanted to write, but his hand disowned the controlling impulse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
itched
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From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
immediately past
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
not any; not one
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
not divisible by two
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
outragedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
express in words
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
scribblingverbUS /ˈskrɪbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
sharpenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːrpənd/
having the point made sharp
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
tickledverbUS /ˈtɪkəld/
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
to-day
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From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
a shaky motion
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was an odd trembling in his fingers, and his conscious brain was full of what he wanted to say.
at the time that
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Archie thought no more either of his tickled ribs or his outraged hair when his friends had definitely removed themselves, and with a sigh of delight he took up a sharpened pencil and a block of scribbling paper.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
produce a literary work
From this reading But when he put his pencil on to the block, and concentrated his mind on that liquid message of the sea that had reached him to-day, he found that his hand had nothing to write.
the act of creating written works
From this reading He had grasped something, he thought, this morning, that must instantly be committed to words, before he even read over his last page or two, for his hand starved and itched to be writing.
