used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
anew
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
brain'snounUS /breɪnz/
possessive form of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
Cañon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
ColoradonounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
CurlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
delaysnounUS /dɪˈleɪz/
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
your parents
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
I'm
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From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
incompetentnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətənt/
someone who is not competent to take effective action
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
engage in
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
by chance
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
and nothing more
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
coated with paint
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
STRONGHOLDnounUS /ˈstrɔːŋhoʊld/
a strongly fortified defensive structure
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Then folks who have not seen might understand such places as the Painted Desert, the Rock City, and the Grand Cañon of the Colorado.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have no brains or words to talk of what I've seen, and I reckon I'm a lot incompetent.
at the time that
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
which person or people
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What with delays in packing and driving I had to track Curly for maybe thirty miles before I caught her up at Clay Flat by the edge of the forest.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE STRONGHOLD My words are only crawling for lack of wings; my brain's like ashes when it needs to be live fire.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The men who wrote the Bible ought to be turned loose on this earth again to make another book.
