used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
anew
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
canyon-like
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From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
closetnounUS /ˈklɑːzət/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
clothing in general
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
someone who is a detective
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
set up or found
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
for more time
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
the force of workers available
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
Mistak
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From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
on the contrary
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
shakyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪki/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
without speaking
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But time and the real peril awaiting them, if they were discovered by Mistak, steadied their nerves.
at the time that
From this reading “It’s silly of us to act like a couple of babies when we see two dead men,” Dick found his tongue again.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick silently agreed with Sandy, but thought it better not to admit it aloud.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Maybe it is,” Sandy rejoined in a shaky voice, “but it was worse than finding a skeleton in a dark clothes closet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the moment Dick and Sandy discovered themselves in the company of men from whom life had long since fled, they would have gladly chosen to face Mistak and his men rather than remain in the strange, canyon-like pit a second longer.
