used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
absinthe-addled
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From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
amountedverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪd/
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
eagerly desirous
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
banjonounUS /ˈbændʒoʊ/
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
the act of breaking something
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
COMPULSORYadjectiveUS /kəmˈpʌlsəri/
required by rule
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
power to direct or determine
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
CoranounUS /ˈkɔːrə/
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
dopedadjectiveUS /doʊpt/
treated or impregnated with a foreign substance
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
divisible by two
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
feverishlyadverbUS /ˈfevərɪʃli/
in a feverish manner
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
How
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From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
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 With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
and nothing more
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
overstrungadjective
being in a tense state
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
paddlingverbUS /ˈpædəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
relaxverbUS /rɪˈlæks/
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
Rona's
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From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
try to get or reach
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
Slant's
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From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
slatenounUS /sleɪt/
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
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slip-upnoun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
staggeringadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
not in physical motion
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
tensionnounUS /ˈtenʃən/
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
that's
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From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
a special situation
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
twanging
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From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading How staggering a slip-up it must have been for him I was not able to figure until I got my nerves under control the following day.
precisely as stated
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
VOLUNTEERINGverbUS /ˌvɔːlənˈtɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading COMPULSORY VOLUNTEERING As a matter of fact, however, there had been a very considerable slip-up in "Slant's" carefully doped slate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
at the time that
From this reading I was still far from pulled together when I came back to the village after my day of hiding (for that's what it amounted to) on the other side of the island.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That was plain from a number of little things which sunk into even my absinthe-addled brain in the few minutes I spent in his and Rona's company while paddling them off to the _Cora_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With my head twanging like an overstrung banjo, I was feverishly anxious to get home and seek relief in the only thing I knew would relax the tension of my breaking nerves.
