used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
react verbally
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I expected a better time.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
centipedenounUS /ˈsentɪpiːd/
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “I expected a better time.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
only a very short time before
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
Hockley
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From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
I'm
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From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
It's
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From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
OCELOTnounUS /ˈɑːsəlɑːt/
nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
others
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From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
by chance
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
that's
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From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I expected a better time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “It’s a nasty country--I’m sorry I came here,” he told Mark.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
(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 you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BRINGING DOWN AN OCELOT The centipede scare had been almost too much for Hockley, and he hardly ate a mouthful of the breakfast which the others prepared.
won't
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From this reading “But perhaps things won’t be so bad after we get used to it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well you are here and that’s the end of it,” was the simple answer.
