(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 It's just the knack; that's all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
bonitonounUS /bəˈniːtoʊ/
flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
burnishedadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrnɪʃt/
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Here, you're nervous, Dick," cried Murray.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Here, you're nervous, Dick," cried Murray.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
greenishadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, you're nervous, Dick," cried Murray.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
It's
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From this reading It's just the knack; that's all.
and nothing more
From this reading It's just the knack; that's all.
knacknounUS /næk/
a special way of doing something
From this reading It's just the knack; that's all.
knitverbUS /nɪt/
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading "Here, you're nervous, Dick," cried Murray.
easily agitated
From this reading "Here, you're nervous, Dick," cried Murray.
not any; not one
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
on one occasion
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
shadow-like
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From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
that's
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From this reading It's just the knack; that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's just the knack; that's all.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
there's
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From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
thumpers
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From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
tintsnounUS /tɪnts/
plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Roberts knit his brows as he gazed down beneath him at the shadow-like fish, which now looked dark, now reflected golden and greenish tints from their burnished sides, and once more prepared to strike; but he hesitated, and the bonito was gone.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
you're
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From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just look down, sir; there's no end of thumpers coming along, and if you wait your time, sir, you're sure to have one."
