100
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From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
30
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From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
Aye
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From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
see with attention
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
Charlie
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From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
chokynoun
British slang (dated) for a prison
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
greatly pleased
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
Dragoonverb
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
a boy or man
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
coins made of gold
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
jovialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊviəl/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
a boy or man
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
lighthousenounUS /ˈlaɪthaʊs/
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
Marston
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From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
Marston's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
recipientsnounUS /rɪˈsɪpiənts/
plural of “recipient” — a person who receives something
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
rewardedverbUS /rɪˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
uttered with a trill
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
in a strange manner
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bill and Charlie are sitting in the room in the lighthouse, but a stranger is in their company, a jovial, genial fellow, but not Seth Lawrence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading There was a big salt tear rolling down Bill Marston’s cheek, forced out by the tide of recollection that was flooding on him.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Aye, lad,” he murmured, in a strangely choky tone, “he was made of the right stuff, he was.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A turn of the pen, and behold another Christmas Eve has come round.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
look attentively
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
whereat
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From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The owners of the “Black Dragoon” presented Bill Marston with a gold watch and £100, while Charlie was rewarded with a silver one and £30, whereat the two recipients were highly delighted.
