used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
athletenounUS /ˈæθliːt/
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The votary of change followed them.
Charley
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From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
compressorsnounUS /kəmˈpresərz/
plural of “compressor” — a mechanical device that compresses gasses
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
endeavournounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
fatherlyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərli/
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
flagnounUS /flæɡ/
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The votary of change followed them.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
immediately past
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
linksnounUS /lɪŋks/
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The votary of change followed them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
a strong line
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
sagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
sedatelyadverbUS /sɪˈdeɪtli/
in a sedate manner
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
SingletonnounUS /ˈsɪŋɡəltən/
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
skippedverbUS /skɪpt/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
strandsnounUS /strændz/
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The votary of change followed them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The votary of change followed them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pulled hard at the strands in a hurried endeavour to finish his knot.
male cat
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
votarynoun
one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
From this reading The votary of change followed them.
weather-beatenadjective
tanned and coarsened from being outdoors
From this reading Singleton, struggling into his jacket, came last, tall and fatherly, bearing high his head of a weather-beaten sage on the body of an old athlete.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
a Caucasian
From this reading Only Charley remained alone in the white glare of the empty place, sitting between the two rows of iron links that stretched into the narrow gloom forward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly he started up, flung the rope at the cat, and skipped after the black tom which went off leaping sedately over chain compressors, with its tail carried stiff and upright, like a small flag pole.
