used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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active-minded
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From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
(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 Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
calculatingadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
churnverbUS /tʃɜːrn/
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
collapsingverbUS /kəˈlæpsɪŋ/
-ing form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
take in liquids
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
drinkernounUS /ˈdrɪŋkər/
a person who drinks liquids
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
to or in any or all places
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
frothed
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From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
JOCK'S
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From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
madmannounUS /ˈmædmæn/
an insane person
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
MagnounUS /mæɡ/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
not one, and not any
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
ravedverbUS /reɪvd/
past form of “rave” — participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
Robertson'snounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsənz/
possessive form of “robertson” — United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Mag Robertson's attack the night before had sent him to the drink, and being a heavy drinker he was in a bad state the following morning.
make steady
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually cool and calculating, steady and active-minded, he seemed to have lost all grip upon himself.
WalkernounUS /ˈwɔːkər/
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
at the time that
From this reading BLACK JOCK'S END When Walker reached the surface, he was like a madman.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He raved and swore and frothed like a churn, running here, there and everywhere nearly collapsing with rage, which sprang from terror.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had been drinking heavily the night before and was none too sober in the morning when he was called upon to go to work.
