(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 The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The man wore the insignia of an officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
Connie
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From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
Connies
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From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
dumpedverbUS /dʌmpt/
past form of “dump” — throw away as refuse
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
the act of departing
From this reading The remaining snapper-boats were going to make it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
insignianounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪɡniːə/
a badge worn to show official position
From this reading The man wore the insignia of an officer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The remaining snapper-boats were going to make it.
and nothing more
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
Kemp
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From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
lashedverbUS /læʃt/
past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
engage in
From this reading The remaining snapper-boats were going to make it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man wore the insignia of an officer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The man wore the insignia of an officer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
Planeteers
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From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Three snapper-boats remained.
not used up
From this reading The remaining snapper-boats were going to make it.
RipverbUS /rɪp/
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
Rip's
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From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
snapper-boats
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From this reading Three snapper-boats remained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three snapper-boats remained.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Rip watched, holding tightly to the arm of the Connie he had kept at his side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remaining snapper-boats were going to make it.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Planeteers lashed the Connies' hands behind them with their own safety lines and, at Rip's orders, dumped all but one of them into the crater where Kemp was just finishing his cutting.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The man wore the insignia of an officer.
