used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
banteringadjectiveUS /ˈbæntərɪŋ/
cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
the first light of day
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
deep-setadjective
having a sunken area
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
someone who is a detective
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
Farley
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From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
a quick look
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
gray-sprinkled
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From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
how
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From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
immediately past
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
the force of workers available
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
ShaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
not in physical motion
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
swearingnounUS /ˈswerɪŋ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
moving very fast
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
a special situation
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
tree-tops
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From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
troopingverbUS /ˈtruːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
unutteredadjective
not made explicit
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
directed up
From this reading Farley stared upward through the still tree-tops at the gray morning, his mind groping for the unpleasant something of last night.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
Watson'snounUS /ˈwɑːtsənz/
possessive form of “watson” — United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading It was Johnny Watson’s voice swearing at old Shaggy that awoke Dick Farley in the early dawn.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
at the time that
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when he caught a swift glimpse of the deep-set eyes under the shaggy gray-sprinkled brows, the bantering remarks which were trooping to the end of his tongue were left unuttered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And when he remembered he smiled, thinking how he would chaff his partner about his night fears and his dead men.
the day immediately before today
From this reading In a blind sort of way he realized that the thing which had come upon Johnny Watson yesterday had not left him.
