used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
in the past
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
ALARICnounUS /ˈælərɪk/
king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
(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 "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
BonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
chasings
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From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
DARKESTadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkəst/
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
at any time
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
I've
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From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
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 "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
RicknounUS /rɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
SeattlenounUS /siˈætəl/
a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
TODD'SnounUS /tɑːdz/
possessive form of “todd” — Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading ALARIC TODD'S DARKEST HOUR "Hello, Rick Dale!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hold on!" was the hail that caused Alaric to halt in his flight from the most recent of the chasings that were becoming so common a feature of his life.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
which person or people
From this reading It was Bonny who called, and who now came running up to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?" he asked.
you'd
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From this reading "I've waited and watched for you ever since we got in, a good two hours ago, and was getting mighty uneasy for fear you'd fallen overboard or got left at Seattle, or something.
