used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
anew
From this reading MIZZENTOP Again that horrid shriek.
(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 “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading MIZZENTOP Again that horrid shriek.
I'd
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From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
MIZZENTOP
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIZZENTOP Again that horrid shriek.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
not any; not one
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
Osceola
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From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
SeminolenounUS /ˈsemɪnoʊl/
a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading MIZZENTOP Again that horrid shriek.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
sprintverbUS /sprɪnt/
run very fast, usually for a short distance
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MIZZENTOP Again that horrid shriek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half breathless from their sprint, Bill and the detective reached the lodge and looked about for a means of entrance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
torturingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading This time there was no mistake from whence it came.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Somebody,” whispered the secret service man, “is torturing Osceola!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sounds like it, all right,” panted Bill, “but I’d have thought you could cut that Seminole into little pieces and never get a peep out of him!
