used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
(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 By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
chimneypiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Whew! 'tis coarse weather, surely."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
cottage-front
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From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
dangleverbUS /ˈdæŋɡəl/
hang freely
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
remove the dust from
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
a quad with a square body
From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
assemble or get together
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
Manaclenoun
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
used to form the superlative
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
quarrymannoun
a man who works in a quarry
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
Quiller-Couch
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From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
ReefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
relicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
rubbishnounUS /ˈrʌbɪʃ/
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
term of address for a man
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Whew! 'tis coarse weather, surely."
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
they'll
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From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
they're
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From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
they've
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From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
up to a particular time
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Whew! 'tis coarse weather, surely."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
tossesnounUS /ˈtɔːsɪz/
plural of “toss” — the act of flipping a coin
From this reading So here they'll dangle, and gather dust and smoke, till another tenant comes and tosses 'em out o' doors for rubbish.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Whew! 'tis coarse weather, surely."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the Manacle Reef.
Whew
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From this reading Whew! 'tis coarse weather, surely."
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
won't
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From this reading The women won't touch 'em; they're afraid of the story.
an affirmative
From this reading By A. T. Quiller-Couch ("Q.") "Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's.
