used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “I won’t,” agreed Nicky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
gold-dust
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From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I won’t,” agreed Nicky.
I'll
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From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
engage in
From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
mince-meat
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From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
Nicky
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From this reading “I won’t,” agreed Nicky.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
RATSnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
storagenounUS /ˈstɔːrədʒ/
the act of storing something
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Black night had descended over the Dead Hope mine and its new neighbor, the Golden Sun.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
male cat
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
at the time that
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading THE RATS COME Tom took a firm grip of Cliff, on one side, and of Nick, on the other; to the latter he whispered: “Here they come!
won't
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From this reading “I won’t,” agreed Nicky.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The two new partners of that latest venture had hastily taken their few belongings from the Dead Hope shack when Henry learned from Tom that it would be needed for gold-dust storage that night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you make a false move I’ll make mince-meat of you!”
