used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He waved a hand at his partner.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
confined by bonds
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
disorderedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərd/
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
opinion or judgment
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
Feeney
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From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He waved a hand at his partner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waved a hand at his partner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
MacLester
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From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
a form of address for a man
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
NotingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading He waved a hand at his partner.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
Phil's
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From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
tonneau
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From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
a source of difficulty
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He waved a hand at his partner.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONCLUSION At sight of the Big Six they halted, while in their rear came MacLester and Paul, with Mr. Feeney looking over their shoulders in sheer amazement at what his eyes beheld.
Worth'snounUS /wɜːrθs/
possessive form of “worth” — an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Noting Worth's and Phil's disordered attire and the bound, somewhat bruised captive inside the tonneau, the foremost man came forward, saying to the two lads:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I guess you have saved us some trouble, you boys!"
