used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
corporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
cottonwoodnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊd/
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
Jim
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From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
and nothing more
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
engage in
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
the force of workers available
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
MILLIONnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
attach to a support
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
not any; not one
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
and nothing more
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
pathlessadjective
lacking pathways
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
Quinn
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From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
roastingnounUS /ˈroʊstɪŋ/
cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
stiflingnounUS /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MILLION AND A HALF About mid-afternoon I awoke from deep sleep on a bed of sand in the roasting shade of a cottonwood jungle.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lieutenant Quinn stood by, and at his side Sergeant Jim seemed to have just come among us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading A corporal was shaking me and whispering "Make no noise; mount and fall in."
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The place was pathless; only in two directions could one see farther than a few yards.
