used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
react verbally
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
intentionally conceived
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
dejectedlyadverb
in a dejected manner
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
doesn't
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From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
Dunwoody
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From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
any strong feeling
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
huskyadjectiveUS /ˈhʌski/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
immediately past
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
narrowingnounUS /ˈneroʊɪŋ/
an instance of becoming narrow
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
in the near future
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
Sandy's
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From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
possessing sweep
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Right now it doesn’t look as if Fort Dunwoody was very close, does it?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
we've
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From this reading “I guess we’ve about played our last card,” said Sandy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’ve done the best we could anyway,” Sandy went on dejectedly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sitting by the fire, conscious presently of a light step at his side and a friendly hand on his shoulder, Dick turned and looked up into Sandy’s face, as his chum spoke in a voice husky with emotion.
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “No, not very close,” Dick was obliged to answer, as his tired eyes swept the narrowing circle of timber wolves.
