used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
anew
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
react verbally
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
besmeared
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From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
finsnounUS /fɪnz/
plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
herringnounUS /ˈherɪŋ/
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
loathsomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊðsəm/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
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 I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The dirty little hand again entered our quarters, and let fall in our midst a red herring!
reekingadjectiveUS /ˈriːkɪŋ/
wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
scrapingnounUS /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
the upper part of anything
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not long in suspense, however, for before my two vulgar companions could answer my question, the "soldier" made his appearance.
look attentively
From this reading Fancy a silver watch sat upon, squeezed, and besmeared by a reeking red herring.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He came sprawling right on the top of me, the brute, his ugly mouth wide open and his loathsome fins scraping along my back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the sight and smell of him I turned sick with disgust.
