used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
give encouragement to
From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
DiscoverernounUS /dɪˈskʌvərər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
HEEE
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From this reading "Well, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
hissverbUS /hɪs/
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Well, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
Let's
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From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
LiftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
engage in
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
Oz
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From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
Roger
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From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
Samuel'snounUS /ˈsæmjuːlz/
possessive form of “samuel” — (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
shipmatesnounUS /ˈʃɪpmeɪts/
plural of “shipmate” — an associate on the same ship with you
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
SpecimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let's give them a cheer for luck."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
thudverbUS /θʌd/
make a dull sound
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
wah
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From this reading "Well, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Lifting his great voice, the Royal Discoverer for Oz, helped out by his two shipmates, sent the weird call booming back across the water.
(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, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An answering call came from the Island, and then, with a hiss and thud, a small glowing object fell on the deck.
wung
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From this reading "Well, 'Hung wung wah HEEE!' it is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Samuel's First Specimen "What do you make of that?" puffed Samuel Salt as Roger dropped breathlessly down on his shoulder.
