used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What you talkin' about?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
of great significance or value
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
a message received and understood
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know very well.
LandersnounUS /ˈlændərz/
plural of “lander” — a town in central Wyoming
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
lashedverbUS /læʃt/
past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
engage in
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
the force of workers available
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
Muggs
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From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
cut with a saw
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
talkin
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From this reading "What you talkin' about?"
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
a special situation
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading You followed Landers out here, and some of my men saw you trailing him, saw you find the telephone.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "You know very well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You know very well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you talkin' about?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Black Star watched him closely as he sat down on the couch and tried to make himself comfortable, which was a difficult thing for him to do with his wrists lashed behind his back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Muggs," he said, "where did you pick up Landers?"
