used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
(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 Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
almightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
for the reason that
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
bugnounUS /bʌɡ/
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
easied
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From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
the organ of sight
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
GibnounUS /ɡɪb/
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
the act of giving
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
he'd
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From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
Kinjan
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From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
Kinjan's
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From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
lingonounUS /ˈlɪŋɡoʊ/
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
loafingnoun
having no employment
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
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 Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
MoorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
pow-wow
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From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
pow-wowing
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From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
in the near future
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
prickverbUS /prɪk/
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
sabed
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From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
sentinelsnounUS /ˈsentənəlz/
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
express in words
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
thunknounUS /θʌnk/
a dull hollow sound
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Lie low was the only game, and I lay and thunk a lot, but all the time I felt kind of certain that if we were coming out of that place, it was Kinjan’s show--and the more so because I knew he was almighty dry.
turbannounUS /ˈtɜːrbən/
a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently they easied off, and after looking us over well, and giving us a kick or two, set two sentinels, and turned in for sleep.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
wasn't
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From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I wasn’t more than six feet from Kinjan, and I could tell by the prick of his ears he was understanding the pow-wow; living as he did at “Gib,” he’d been a lot in the country and _sabed_ the lingo well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
a Caucasian
From this reading Their chief seemed a venerable kind of a bug, with a long white beard and turban, and he did most of the pow-wowing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
wreckagenounUS /ˈrekədʒ/
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading ‘I judged we were in the hands of a band of rebel Moors loafing along shore in search of wreckage; and a man could see with half an eye it was a tight place.
