used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
(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 They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
AngryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "My name!" the man exclaimed in a bewildered voice.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "My name!" the man exclaimed in a bewildered voice.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
How
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From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
Joe
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From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
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 Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
MombasanounUS /mɑːmˈbɑːsə/
a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name!" the man exclaimed in a bewildered voice.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "My name!" the man exclaimed in a bewildered voice.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
on the contrary
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
recognizingverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
Seabury
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From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scrambled down the ladder in all haste, forgetting danger, forgetting everything.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Angry Natives "Thomas Seabury!" cried Bob and Joe almost in one breath, recognizing the man from a picture his brother had shown them in Mombasa.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "My name!" the man exclaimed in a bewildered voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Seabury was rather a small man, with long gray hair and a heavy beard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "How, may I ask, did you young men get hold of it?"
