used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
ambushedverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃt/
past form of “ambush” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
for the reason that
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
buggernounUS /ˈbʌɡər/
someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
cantedadjective
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
remove the dust from
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
edgedadjectiveUS /edʒd/
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
divisible by two
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
the organ of sight
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
gentlemanlyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəlmənli/
befitting a man of good breeding
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
a young female
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
the act of departing
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
high-voltageadjective
operating on or powered by a high voltage
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
humps
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From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
ten 10s
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
I'd
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From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
conformity or harmony
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
immediately past
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
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 I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
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 Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
the force of workers available
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
metallicadjectiveUS /məˈtælɪk/
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
NowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
cut with a saw
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
stalkingnounUS /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
not in physical motion
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
tipsyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪpsi/
slightly intoxicated
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I judged the girl was going in the same general direction and was being edged over toward my course by a drift of dust that even at my distance showed dangerous metallic gleams and dark humps that might be dead men or cattle.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
Twenty-Fifthadjective
coming next after the twenty-fourth in position
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
undead
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From this reading I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I'd been following a line of high-voltage towers all canted over at the same gentlemanly tipsy angle by an old blast from the Last War.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
at the time that
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
which person or people
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail._ --The Twenty-Fifth Hour, _by Herbert Best_ I was one hundred miles from Nowhere--and I mean that literally--when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not.
