used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
eagerly desirous
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
ArabicnounUS /ˈærəbɪk/
the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
aroused or activated
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
Cochrane
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From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
gunnernounUS /ˈɡʌnər/
a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
set down according to a plan
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Lie quiet!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
liver-coloured
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From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Lie quiet!
precisely, exactly
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
Tilly
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From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
TippyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪpi/
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As his eyes opened they fell upon the black, anxious face of Tippy Tilly, the old Egyptian gunner.
vigilancenounUS /ˈvɪdʒələns/
the process of paying close and continuous attention
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Cochrane was awakened from his slumber by some one pulling at his shoulder.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Do not move!” he whispered, in Arabic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His crooked finger was laid upon his thick, liver-coloured lips, and his dark eyes glanced from left to right with ceaseless vigilance.
