used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
Aldous
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From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
lacking funds
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
Culver
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From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
one or the other of two
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Quade seemed as if frozen on the point of speaking to Rann.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
hunchedadjectiveUS /hʌntʃt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Quade seemed as if frozen on the point of speaking to Rann.
immobilitynounUS /ˌɪmoʊˈbɪlɪti/
remaining in place
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter sat stunned.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
not any; not one
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
by chance
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Quade seemed as if frozen on the point of speaking to Rann.
Quade
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From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
Quade's
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From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
Rann
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From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The latter sat stunned.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Quade seemed as if frozen on the point of speaking to Rann.
serpent'snounUS /ˈsɜːrpənts/
possessive form of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Quade seemed as if frozen on the point of speaking to Rann.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
stonelikeadjective
(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
From this reading Not the movement of a finger broke the stonelike immobility of his attitude.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The latter sat stunned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quade seemed as if frozen on the point of speaking to Rann.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a space of perhaps twenty seconds after John Aldous announced himself there was no visible sign of life on the part of either Quade or Culver Rann.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were like two dark coals gazing steadily as a serpent's over Quade's hunched shoulders and bowed head.
