used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here you are, young gents.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
Craven'snounUS /ˈkreɪvənz/
possessive form of “craven” — an abject coward
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
gentsnounUS /dʒents/
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading "Here you are, young gents.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here you are, young gents.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
Jehu
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From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
immediately past
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
PLAYSnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
submarinenounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
VOLCANOnounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
(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 The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
in or at the place that
From this reading This is the spot where I put the last fare down.
whereaboutsnounUS /ˈwerəbaʊts/
the general location where something is
From this reading An' now you know as much about her whereabouts as I do."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The district into which the submarine boys had come was well outside of the city, and in a different direction from Craven's Bay and the Fort.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JACK PLAYS WITH A VOLCANO After something more than an hour's drive the Jehu pulled his horses up, got down from the box and opened one of the doors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here you are, young gents.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Here you are, young gents.
