used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
Ay
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From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
exhale hard
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
Brack
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From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
coherencenounUS /koʊˈhɪrəns/
the state of cohering or sticking together
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
coylyadverbUS /ˈkɔɪli/
in a coy manner
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
set up or found
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
Lup
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From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Message?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
OUTERadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
peacefullyadverbUS /ˈpiːsfəli/
in a peaceful manner
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
pitch-darkadjective
extremely dark
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
slumberingverbUS /ˈslʌmbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
precisely as stated
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
a vivid mental image
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
wakefulnessnoun
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading He shook her into some measure of wakefulness, but coherence was beyond her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
at the time that
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
Whinnerah
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From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found his housekeeper slumbering peacefully in the kitchen, with a bottle of gin peeping coyly from under the table.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading COME--THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--V. THE OUTER DARK It was dark when Brack got in, pitch-dark and blowing the very roof off the world.
yammering
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From this reading Ay, Lup Whinnerah had called, sure enough, and kept her yammering in a draught fit to blow the flesh off her old bones.
