used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
Aeons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
in the past
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
cavemen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
chameleonnounUS /kəˈmiːliən/
a changeable or inconstant person
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
clansnounUS /klænz/
plural of “clan” — group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading He owes his mental development to his gregariousness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
EnvironmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
EskimosnounUS /ˈeskəmoʊz/
plural of “eskimo” — a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
gregariousnessnoun
the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
From this reading He owes his mental development to his gregariousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
hairyadjectiveUS /ˈheri/
having or covered with hair
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He owes his mental development to his gregariousness.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
organizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
owesverbUS /oʊz/
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading He owes his mental development to his gregariousness.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
pranksnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
SLUGnounUS /slʌɡ/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAN AND THE SLUG MAN is a human chameleon.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He owes his mental development to his gregariousness.
to-day
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From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
TransportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
at the time that
From this reading Aeons ago when the hairy cavemen formed clans the first step was taken toward organized society as we know it to-day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Environment plays strange pranks with what he had imagined was the settled order of his life.
a late time of life
From this reading Transport a man of the street from Broadway and set him down among the Eskimos, and not many years will have elapsed before he will be thinking and fighting and loving and longing as do the brown little people of the North.
