used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
DESCRIBINGverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
extinctionnounUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
no longer active; extinguished
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
Forrest
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From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
set up or found
From this reading I found I had no lights.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading I found I had no lights.
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
mischancenoun
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
not any; not one
From this reading I found I had no lights.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
go across or through
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
PIRATEnounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
not in physical motion
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
at the time that
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In order to get over the difficulty, I went to the car in which the dead man was seated and examined the lamps.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why they should have been put out and the machinery of the car left running puzzled me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading They were in good working order, and I could see that their extinction had not been due to any mischance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DESCRIBING A RIDE WITH THE PIRATE "WHEN you left me," Forrest began, "I thought I would pass the time until your return in making a still more detailed inspection of the ground than we had already made.
