used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
(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 We all sat still as stones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We all sat still as stones.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “It’s all right, dad,” he said.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
Danny's
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From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s all right, dad,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
cause to move by striking
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
It's
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From this reading “It’s all right, dad,” he said.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
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 I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
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 I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It’s all right, dad,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s all right, dad,” he said.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We all sat still as stones.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
SessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
not in physical motion
From this reading We all sat still as stones.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We all sat still as stones.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
vigorouslyadverbUS /ˈvɪɡərəsli/
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading “Not by a damn sight, it’s not all right,” Sam came back to his senses vigorously.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all sat still as stones.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I suppose it could not have been more than a minute, but it seemed a long time before John left Danny’s side and went and picked up the pipe and handed it to Sam.
at the time that
From this reading The Session Ends It seemed to me that, when Sam’s pipe hit the floor, it made a noise like doom cracking.
