Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the lower side of anything

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a youthful male person

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

emotionally hardened

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

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From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

in a dainty and fastidious manner

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Now he wanted only to die himself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

being one more than ten

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

opinion or judgment

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

lacking courage or vitality

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

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From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now he wanted only to die himself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Now he wanted only to die himself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

the force of workers available

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now he wanted only to die himself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

and nothing more

From this reading Now he wanted only to die himself.

above and across; more than

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

equipment for making records

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

precisely, exactly

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

express through a scornful smile

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a male human offspring

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lee Hayden had sent eleven men to their death in deep space.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the upper part of anything

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Now he wanted only to die himself.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

during the time that

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading In his mouth was the taste of whiskey and defeat.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was at this crucial point that he met-- The Man With The Golden Eyes He lay in the gutter.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was mud and filth on his face, on his two-week shirt, on his rag-tag suit; and as the street and the buildings rippled and wavered before his eyes, a tape recorder in his mind played over and over: _You're through, Hayden--all washed up--this is the bottom--you can't go any lower--Lee Hayden--boy genius--all washed up--you made the trip in a hurry, son--right down from the top to the bottom in nothing flat--why don't you give up, why don't you kite off, you gutless wonder of the ages--too weak to live--too yellow to die--_ On and on the tape played while along the street, came the fastidious to step daintily around the wreck in the gutter; the callous to grin and sneer; the timid to hurry by without looking.