used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
at or in the front
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
Anthony'snounUS /ˈænθəniz/
possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
demonsnounUS /ˈdiːmənz/
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
to come or go into
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
at any time
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
eye-sockets
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From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
fleeingverbUS /ˈfliːɪŋ/
-ing form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
and nothing more
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
for more time
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
melodramanounUS /ˈmelədrɑːmə/
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
a particular point in time
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
motor-car
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
netheradjectiveUS /ˈneðər/
lower
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
NOCTURNEnoun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
port-holes
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From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
racing-car
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From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The shadow of the motor-car was fleeting on ahead of me and getting longer every moment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
St
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From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
the rays of the sun
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
express in words
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
in the direction of
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOCTURNE The first Sunday in June was drawing to a close.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With my leather helmet which gave me the look of a bald skull, my glasses like port-holes, or the eye-sockets of a skeleton, and my body clothed in tanned skin, I must have seemed to them some queer seal from the nether regions, or one of St. Anthony’s demons, fleeing from the sunlight towards the night, in order to enter therein.
which person or people
From this reading And to tell the truth, I had almost a soul like that of one of the Lost; for such is the soul of a solitary traveler who has been for seven hours at a stretch on a racing-car.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ever since the morning, people had been looking at me with anxious faces as I passed, just as one looks at a scene in a melodrama.
