used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
Abol
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From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
at or in the front
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
(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 "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
beech-nut
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From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
bellowin
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From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
bunga-nucked
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From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
chipmunknounUS /ˈtʃɪpməŋk/
a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
doughnutnounUS /ˈdoʊnʌt/
a toroidal shape
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
HOSTAGEnounUS /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
I'll
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From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Kindly Rush!'"
set down according to a plan
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
LazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
lean-tonoun
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
lugged
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From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
recurring again and again
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
move hurridly
From this reading Kindly Rush!'"
s'r
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From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
male cat
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
wa'n't
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From this reading "I says to him, jolly as a chipmunk in a beech-nut tree, I says, 'Set up and have a doughnut all fresh laid,' and I'll be bunga-nucked if he wa'n't dead!
WadeverbUS /weɪd/
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
at the time that
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
belonging to which person
From this reading When Christopher and Wade started up and hurried into the lean-to, the cook of the "Lazy Tom" camp went ahead carrying a lamp to light the place whose rude interior had so suddenly been made mystic by death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE HOSTAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE "Round the bellowin' falls of Abol we lugged him through the brush, And Death had marked his forehead: 'To a Woman.
an affirmative
From this reading "'Yes, s'r,' says I to him," he repeated, with queer, bewildered, hysterical sort of chuckle.
