used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
drovesnounUS /droʊvz/
plural of “drove” — a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
Good-morning
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From this reading “Good-morning, O mighty Pokara!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
how
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From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
IdolnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
held dear
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Good-morning, O mighty Pokara!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Good-morning, O mighty Pokara!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
parrotsnounUS /ˈperəts/
plural of “parrot” — usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
Pokara
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From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
theatricaladjectiveUS /θiˈætrɪkəl/
of or relating to the theater
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I opened my eyes, the morning parrots were wheeling away in screaming droves over the slopes.
which person or people
From this reading Pokara, who loved to be addressed thus, saluted me in his fascinating theatrical style.
WorshippedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpt/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading Pokara tells me how the first Idol came to be Worshipped.
yamsnounUS /jæmz/
plural of “yam” — edible tuber of any of several yams
From this reading Pokara was already awake and busy cooking yams for our breakfast on a little fire in the open.
