used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It sounded far away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
a youthful male person
From this reading “There’s the proof of it!” the boy said.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
couldn't
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From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It sounded far away.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
he's
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From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
how
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From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded far away.
Joe
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From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
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 The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
engage in
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There’s the proof of it!” the boy said.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
a human being
From this reading Now, how the Old Harry did any living person get him into a mess he couldn’t get out of?”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “There’s the proof of it!” the boy said.
quaveringadjectiveUS /ˈkweɪvərɪŋ/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s the proof of it!” the boy said.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded far away.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
express in words
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
There's
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From this reading “There’s the proof of it!” the boy said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
hard to endure
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Captain Joe has been taken prisoner, and he’s trying to tell us about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sound to which Case called attention was a long, quavering howl, such as a dog in captivity will sometimes make.
