used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
areanounUS /ˈeriə/
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
designsnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
didn't
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From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
provide as food
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
assemble or get together
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
I'm
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From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
It's
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From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
a room where books are kept
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
Murdock
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From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
on one occasion
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
poachernounUS /ˈpoʊtʃər/
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
the act of punishing
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading Very quaint.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
resourcenounUS /ˈriːsɔːrs/
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
run-downadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnˈdaʊn/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
seedyadjectiveUS /ˈsiːdi/
full of seeds
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
not in physical motion
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
There's
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From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
a special situation
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
throwbacknounUS /ˈθroʊbæk/
an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very quaint.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Man's every resource was being stripped to feed the millions on Earth ... but George was a throwback, and a poacher, and his punishment had to fit the crime...._ There's a library in a small town near Charles Neck on Murdock Sound.
WFI
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From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From reading them I got the notion I'm a one man resistance movement, which is pitiful and foolish, and, I gather, always has been a seedy, run-down sort of thing, a backward state of mind and feelings.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After the WFI took over the Sound in our remote area, I didn't have much to do in the day time, so I used to walk down the road to town and get a handful of these stiff backs once in a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's so run down and useless that a lot of old books still hang around on the shelves, the big kind with stiff backs and all kinds of fancy little stars or small, curly designs to show the end of one section and the beginning of another.
