used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
AlamonounUS /ˈæləmoʊ/
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
(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 BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
cognounUS /kɔːɡ/
a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
disastersnounUS /dɪˈzæstərz/
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
discontentnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
let fall to the ground
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
exactingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
haphazardadjectiveUS /hæpˈhæzərd/
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
McBain
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
and nothing more
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
OssanounUS /ˈɑːsə/
plural of “os” — a mouth or mouthlike opening
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
Pelion
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
philosophized
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
pinnaclenounUS /ˈpɪnəkəl/
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
prohibitionnounUS /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And then he remembered.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
Rimrock
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
move upward
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
typistnounUS /ˈtaɪpɪst/
someone paid to operate a typewriter
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
a vivid mental image
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
at the time that
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
