used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
any person at all
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
have
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
cutlash
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
drolladjectiveUS /droʊl/
comical in an odd or whimsical manner
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
forbearverb
refrain from doing
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
forenounUS /fɔːr/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it's only a cut finger, Tom, I shan't mind," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then what is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
it's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
engage in
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "If it's only a cut finger, Tom, I shan't mind," he said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
and nothing more
From this reading "If it's only a cut finger, Tom, I shan't mind," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If it's only a cut finger, Tom, I shan't mind," he said.
sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
shan't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it's only a cut finger, Tom, I shan't mind," he said.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I know I shall make someone bleed with a cut finger 'fore I've done."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what is?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
male cat
From this reading "If it's only a cut finger, Tom, I shan't mind," he said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
the act of using
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
(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, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then what is?"
at the time that
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Well, sir, I want to get back without killing anybody if I can, but when they come these games with us and hit hard as they do, it's 'most more than flesh and blood can bear to have a cutlash and not use it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There was so much meaning in the sailor's words, and at the same time so droll a look in his eyes, that Mark could not forbear a smile.
