used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
any thing at all
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
apesnounUS /eɪps/
plural of “ape” — any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
BesiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
Chet
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From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
damnableadjective
deserving a curse
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
Diane's
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From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The pilot did not finish the sentence.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
an opposing military force
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The pilot did not finish the sentence.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
I've
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From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
insanitynounUS /ˌɪnˈsænəti/
relatively permanent disorder of the mind
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
Kreiss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pilot did not finish the sentence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading The pilot did not finish the sentence.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
express in words
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
searchingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The pilot did not finish the sentence.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
a special situation
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Besieged!_ "I've felt it for some time," Chet confessed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
trackedadjectiveUS /trækt/
having tracks
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
wakened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've wakened and known I had been dreaming about that damnable thing.
Walt
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From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
(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 Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
in or at the place that
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
which person or people
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And, although it sounds like the wildest sort of insanity, I have felt that there was something--some mental force--that was reaching out for our minds; searching for us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, if there is anything like that--" He was about to say that the trail made by Kreiss and the apes who tracked him would have given this other enemy a direction to follow, but Kreiss himself dropped down beside Chet where he and Walt sat before the front of Diane's shelter.
