used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
anew
From this reading They just sat there and thought and stared, and stared and thought again.
(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 This was about the most stunning blow of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
Beanynoun
a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
exhale hard
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
bulgingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/
curving or bulging outward
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not speak.
opinion or judgment
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
and nothing more
From this reading They just sat there and thought and stared, and stared and thought again.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
in other respects or ways
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
Porky
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From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
in or at or to some place
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
express in speech
From this reading They did not speak.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They just sat there and thought and stared, and stared and thought again.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
not in physical motion
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They just sat there and thought and stared, and stared and thought again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not speak.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They just sat there and thought and stared, and stared and thought again.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was about the most stunning blow of all.
(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 They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
which person or people
From this reading They had known the mate throughout the voyage as a silent, kindly man who had treated them well but had not made the least impression on them otherwise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Porky and Beany sat perfectly still, staring with round, bulging eyes at the Colonel.
