used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
BARKERnounUS /ˈbɑːrkər/
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading THE "BARKER" SHOWS HIS TEETH.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
Carl
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From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
ditnoun
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
fasteningsnounUS /ˈfæsənɪŋz/
plural of “fastening” — restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
set up or found
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
gandle
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From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE "BARKER" SHOWS HIS TEETH.
How
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From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
itseluf
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From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading "How dit dot Roman gandle go off mit itseluf?
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading THE "BARKER" SHOWS HIS TEETH.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
swayedverbUS /sweɪd/
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading THE "BARKER" SHOWS HIS TEETH.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "BARKER" SHOWS HIS TEETH.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was only one idea just then in the Dutch boy's mind, and that was this:
the upper part of anything
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
at the time that
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tugged at their fastenings.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading When Carl finally rounded up his wits he found himself sitting under the lee of the "animal top," leaning against one of the guy ropes.
