past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
acted upon; influenced
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Jerry Van Meter arose and went over to the window.
being joined in close association
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
don't
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From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry Van Meter arose and went over to the window.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
MeternounUS /ˈmiːtər/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Jerry Van Meter arose and went over to the window.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
ponderousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərəs/
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his ponderous clenched hand and brought it slowly down on his knee.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The giant spoke slowly, the great muscles of his face set, and his eyes hard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
a special situation
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Jerry Van Meter arose and went over to the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was mightily affected by the hopeless position of his friend, and in his breast his heart was heavy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jerry Van Meter arose and went over to the window.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I shipped the cattle,” he added, “to prevent their being attached, and I have gone over the whole thing from end to end, and by every devil in hell I don't see any way to stop their game.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Jerry Van Meter arose and went over to the window.
