used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
announceverbUS /əˈnaʊns/
make known; make an announcement
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
bootynounUS /ˈbuːti/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
coinsnounUS /kɔɪnz/
plural of “coin” — a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
doubletnoun
a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
else
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From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
extractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you searched him?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you searched him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, is Lucas trussed?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
Jules
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From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading "Well, is Lucas trussed?
Lucas'snounUS /ˈluːkəsɪz/
possessive form of “lucas” — United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
Maurice
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From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
poniardnoun
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
ripverbUS /rɪp/
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Have you searched him?"
sewedadjectiveUS /soʊd/
fastened with stitches
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
slashedadjectiveUS /slæʃt/
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
thighnounUS /θaɪ/
the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
trussedadjective
bound or secured closely
From this reading "Well, is Lucas trussed?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Maurice displayed a poniard and a handful of small coins for sole booty, but Jules made haste to announce: "He has something else, though--a paper sewed up in his doublet.
Vigo
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From this reading Shall I rip it out, M. Vigo?"
(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 "Well, is Lucas trussed?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you searched him?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With Lucas's own knife the grinning Jules slashed his doublet from throat to thigh, to extract a folded paper the size of your palm.
