used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
CummingsnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋz/
United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading DISCOVERED.
Don't
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From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on, Jake.
coins made of gold
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
imploringlyadverb
in a beseeching manner
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
Jake
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From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
march in a procession
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
as might be expected
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
Neal
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From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on, Jake.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
Poyor
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From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
express in words
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
at the time that
From this reading Cummings was bringing up the rear during this march across the city, and when Jake halted he naturally thought it was in obedience to some signal made by Poyor, therefore he remained silent until hearing Neal say imploringly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't stop now when we have a chance of getting away in safety, for what is gold in comparison with life?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you halted with any idea that it may be possible to carry anything off with us?"
