used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
didn't
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Farradyne
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From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
huskilyadverb
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
not any; not one
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
overpoweringadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
by chance
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
PressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
slammedverbUS /slæmd/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
They're
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
upsurging
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From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
