used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
have
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
Cap'n's
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From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
didn't
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From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
divisible by two
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
not any; not one
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
parrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
parrot's
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From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
precisely, exactly
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
have in common
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
carry out
From this reading But, even so, we steadily refused to take any stock in the crazy voodoo belief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
townsman's
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From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
having passed out of existence
From this reading And it did give us a kind of queer feeling to know that the old man had vanished on the heels of the parrot’s attack.
voodoonounUS /ˈvuːduː/
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
From this reading His disappearance seemed to bear out the voodoo story, all right.
voodooed
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From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
(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 A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While we didn’t share the Cap’n’s crazy belief that his old friend had been “voodooed” by the escaped death parrot, it was a fact that we had no other explanation to offer of the old townsman’s sudden disappearance.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A WILD NIGHT Well, we had something to think about now.
