used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
adulteratedadjectiveUS /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪd/
mixed with impurities
From this reading "I guess it won't hurt him, adulterated some," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
react verbally
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
conductornounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
remove the dust from
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
flasknounUS /flæsk/
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess it won't hurt him, adulterated some," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
how
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From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
be the source of pain
From this reading "I guess it won't hurt him, adulterated some," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A piece of ice floated in the former, and a man held out a flask.
polesnounUS /poʊlz/
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
uttered with a trill
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I guess it won't hurt him, adulterated some," he said.
not in physical motion
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
TIDINGSnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
vacantlyadverb
in a vacant manner
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The man vanished, and I sat still vacantly noticing how the prairie reeled behind me until the door slid open and he returned with a tin vessel and a group of curious passengers behind him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading BAD TIDINGS The dust was rolling about the cars and the gaunt poles whirled past before I could recover breath to answer the astonished conductor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
Won't
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From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then it was with a gasp I said: "Won't you get me a little water?"
