used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A POINT OF THEOLOGY.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
brandishedverbUS /ˈbrændɪʃt/
past form of “brandish” — move or swing back and forth
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
coaxingadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/
pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
travel across or pass over
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
Felix
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From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
heededverbUS /ˈhiːdəd/
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
how
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From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
immediately past
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A POINT OF THEOLOGY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A POINT OF THEOLOGY.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
scowlingadjectiveUS /ˈskaʊlɪŋ/
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
get by special effort
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
shark's
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From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
spearsnounUS /spɪrz/
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
THEOLOGYnounUS /θiˈɑːlədʒi/
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
From this reading A POINT OF THEOLOGY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
up to a particular time
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
tippedadjectiveUS /tɪpt/
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
having come into contact
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
interact in a certain way
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
turtle-bone
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From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was beginning to understand now how to treat this strange people.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
wheedlingnoun
the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
From this reading From time to time, one or another interrupted him, coaxing and wheedling him, as it were, to cross the line; but Felix never heeded them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The natives, clustering round the line till they almost touched it, listened with scowling brows, and brandished threatening spears, tipped with points of stone or shark's teeth or turtle-bone, while he made his speech to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, with great difficulty, Felix managed to secure a certain momentary lull of silence.
