used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
abstainedverbUS /əbˈsteɪnd/
past form of “abstain” — refrain from voting
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
(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 For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
Charley
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
dissuadeverbUS /dɪˈsweɪd/
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
Lobo
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
OasisnounUS /oʊˈeɪsɪs/
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
PrenticenounUS /ˈprentɪs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
Prentice's
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
proverbialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
quartsnounUS /kwɔːrts/
plural of “quart” — a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
a special situation
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
WellsnounUS /welz/
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
a late time of life
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
