used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
a youthful male person
From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
clothing in general
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
a boy or man
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
only a very short time before
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
I'll
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From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
and nothing more
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
light-keeper
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From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
cut with a saw
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
sea-god
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From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
soakingnounUS /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
having a supporting base
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
not in physical motion
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The tall man stood still for several minutes, looking after him.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
carry out
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
torsonounUS /ˈtɔːrsoʊ/
the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
at the time that
From this reading When the keeper reached the dwelling he turned and saw the tall man still standing there in his soaking trousers, his giant torso looking like the statue of a sea-god.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The light-keeper strode away with the boy in his arms.
won't
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From this reading "I reckon I won't bother her just now," said the tall man, in a voice hardly above a whisper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You take the little fellow to her--I'll go and get some clothes on."
