used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
any thing at all
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The man who called himself Steve Ravick.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
contactedverbUS /ˈkɑːntæktɪd/
past form of “contact” — be in or establish communication with
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
didn't
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From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
drillingnounUS /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/
the act of drilling
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
drunkenadjectiveUS /ˈdrʌŋkən/
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
facialnounUS /ˈfeɪʃəl/
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
Fieschi
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From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading I finally managed to get his fingerprints."
fingerprintsnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnts/
plural of “fingerprint” — a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
From this reading I finally managed to get his fingerprints."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
set up or found
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
Gerrit
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From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
Gerrit's
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From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I finally managed to get his fingerprints."
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
he'd
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From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man who called himself Steve Ravick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I finally managed to get his fingerprints."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
inspectedverbUS /ˌɪnˈspektɪd/
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I finally managed to get his fingerprints."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
OdinnounUS /ˈoʊdən/
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
oversolemnity
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From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
Peenemünde
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From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
Ravick
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From this reading The man who called himself Steve Ravick.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
Steve
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From this reading The man who called himself Steve Ravick.
surgerynounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
we'd
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From this reading Of course, he didn't look anything like the pictures of Gerrit, but facial surgery was something we'd taken for granted he'd have done.
at the time that
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
which person or people
From this reading The man who called himself Steve Ravick.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Special Agent Ware took out a cigar, inspected it with the drunken oversolemnity he'd been drilling himself into for five years, and lit it.
a late time of life
From this reading "When I landed here, I contacted Mr. Fieschi, and we found that a man answering to Gerrit's description had come in on the _Peenemünde_ from Odin seven years before, about the time Gerrit had left Odin.
