the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
barbedadjectiveUS /bɑːrbd/
capable of wounding
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let's be off now.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
can't
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From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
contemplatedverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/
past form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
didn't
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From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
flukenounUS /fluːk/
a stroke of luck
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
handsomelyadverbUS /ˈhænsəmli/
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
I'll
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From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
Let's
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From this reading Let's be off now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Let's be off now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
poison-makers
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From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
express in words
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
carry out
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There didn't need that," said Nick, as he contemplated the barbed point, as big as the fluke of an anchor, and sharp as an arrow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
troublingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to get to our quarters for the night."
(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 Well, I'll take care another time, as the children say, and I can't do more.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The iron head would have finished me off very handsomely, without troubling the poison-makers.
