used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
ArmstrongnounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
baskingverbUS /ˈbæskɪŋ/
-ing form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading "Why a second bath, Pratt?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading "What’s the game, you chaps?" he inquired.
cinemanounUS /ˈsɪnəmə/
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
clothing in general
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
dinghynounUS /ˈdɪŋi/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Eyes left!" responded Pratt.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "What’s the game, you chaps?" he inquired.
habiliments
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From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What’s the game, you chaps?" he inquired.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "What’s the game, you chaps?" he inquired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
and nothing more
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Eyes left!" responded Pratt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
performingnounUS /pərˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
Pratt
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
free from harm or evil
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Eyes left!" responded Pratt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
SCRAPnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Why a second bath, Pratt?"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
stuntnounUS /stʌnt/
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
Warrender
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
What's
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From this reading "What’s the game, you chaps?" he inquired.
at the time that
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER Pratt had just stripped off his clothes, and spread them to dry, when Warrender arrived in the dinghy.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why a second bath, Pratt?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The sight of my habiliments basking in the sunlight will inform you that I have just been performing a cinema stunt--plunging fully clothed into the boiling torrent to rescue the heroine, whom the villain----" "Dry up!" said Armstrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What’s the game, you chaps?" he inquired.
