used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
beach'snounUS /ˈbiːtʃəz/
possessive form of “beach” — an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
BUFFnounUS /bʌf/
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, Mr. Seaton," he urged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading "They're firing on your skipper and engineer this time.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading "They're firing on your skipper and engineer this time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
Hepton
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From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
I've
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From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Come on, Mr. Seaton," he urged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, Mr. Seaton," he urged.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
Seaton
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From this reading "Come on, Mr. Seaton," he urged.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
sightingnounUS /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
the act of observing
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "They're firing on your skipper and engineer this time.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
They're
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From this reading "They're firing on your skipper and engineer this time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "They're firing on your skipper and engineer this time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then, after a pause and a long look, he let three more shots drive, slightly changing his sighting each time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Raising his rifle to his shoulder, making his guess by sound, the man let two shots drive at the shore, not far back from the beach's edge.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Come on, Mr. Seaton," he urged.
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 PLAYING SALT WATER BLIND MAN'S BUFF "I've got to do something!" growled Hepton, his teeth tightly shut.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They're firing on your skipper and engineer this time.
