used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
anew
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
Alan
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From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
Alan's
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From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
(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 And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
balloonnounUS /bəˈluːn/
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
balloonet
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From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
blowernounUS /ˈbloʊər/
a device that produces a current of air
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
Cibola
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From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Alan had determined on a record flight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
take in solid food
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
Elmer's
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From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
at any time
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Alan had determined on a record flight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
death of a person
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alan had determined on a record flight.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
inflateverbUS /ɪnˈfleɪt/
exaggerate or make bigger
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
inflationnounUS /ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/
a general and progressive increase in prices
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
juicyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːsi/
full of juice
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
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 Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
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 Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
something that is lost
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
morselnounUS /ˈmɔːrsəl/
a small quantity of anything
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
Ned
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From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alan had determined on a record flight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
and nothing more
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
perceptiblyadverb
in a noticeable manner
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Alan had determined on a record flight.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
cut with a saw
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
steaksnounUS /steɪks/
plural of “steak” — a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
venisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Ned only waited to help inflate the balloonet in the big balloon with the little hand blower for the Cibola showed quite perceptibly the loss of gas after her twenty hours of inflation.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Then, the course having been laid, he left the wheel and engine to Alan's care and turned in for his long needed rest.
at the time that
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GRAVE IN THE DESERT But Ned and Alan did not eat with their friends that night, nor for some days to come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And when they saw each other again one of Elmer's juicy venison steaks would have seemed to all of them the sweetest morsel ever eaten by man.
