used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
boot-polish
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From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
CrackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Crack! and they're done for.
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Crack! and they're done for.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
fingernailsnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərneɪlz/
plural of “fingernail” — the nail at the end of a finger
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Crack! and they're done for.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
KillingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
licenounUS /laɪs/
plural of “louse” — wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
From this reading The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.
lidnounUS /lɪd/
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
set afire or burning
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
lousenounUS /laʊs/
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
one's
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From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
panverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
riggedadjectiveUS /rɪɡd/
fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
and nothing more
From this reading The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
in the near future
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
stumpnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
they're
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From this reading Crack! and they're done for.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
Tjaden
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From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
precisely as stated
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
at the time that
From this reading Killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has hundreds.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one's fingernails very soon becomes wearisome.
