used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
quickly and without warning
From this reading He wound up abruptly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
Blount
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From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
a youthful male person
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
without stop or interruption
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
Dat's
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From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
don't
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From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
a man of refinement
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
Geoffrey
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From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wound up abruptly.
heh
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From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
how
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From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
parenthesisnounUS /pərˈenθəsɪs/
either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
with low volume
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
having a supporting base
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
supporternounUS /səˈpɔːrtər/
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
TallynounUS /ˈtæli/
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading ‘Dat’s my,’ said Tally Ho to himself softly in parenthesis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘The point is this--given small boy--gentleman--lost--name Geoffrey Standing Blount--new to England.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ‘The point,’ said the General, after a pause, turning to his supporter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He wound up abruptly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ‘Guest of mine,’ continued the General, ‘don’t want to pump him--point is, how to find his belongings, heh?’
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading He wound up abruptly.
