used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
bananasnounUS /bəˈnænəz/
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
briarnounUS /ˈbraɪər/
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
explorernounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
GurunounUS /ˈɡuːruː/
a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
How
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From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
and nothing more
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
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 How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
luxuriouslyadverb
in an indulgently luxurious manner
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
RECONNAISSANCEnounUS /riˈkɑːnəsəns/
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
carry out
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The explorer was puffing at his briar luxuriously, and turned to the doctor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning after the great hunt, and they had just finished a delicious breakfast of roasted calves' feet and bananas.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Guru says that the skins are on the way now, Doctor.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
what's
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From this reading A RECONNAISSANCE "Well, General, what's doing next?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How long will it take you to get them in shape to go back?"
