used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your letter has come at last!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
a youthful male person
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Your letter has come at last!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
a special loved one
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading II "El Hamdullillah!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
hadn't
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From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
Hamdullillah
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From this reading II "El Hamdullillah!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your letter has come at last!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II "El Hamdullillah!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
immediately past
From this reading Your letter has come at last!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your letter has come at last!
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
Mosie
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From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
in the near future
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
scribbleverbUS /ˈskrɪbəl/
write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
she-cat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
unobservedadjective
not seen or observed
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Perhaps I wish it hadn’t been Mosie who brought it, but the boy was clever in riding into the camp unobserved, and now I have sent him outside to hide in the darkness while I scribble a few lines in reply.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He is to come back presently, and meantime, please God, he will keep out of the sight of that she-cat of an Arab woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are doing right, darling—I am sure you are!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter has come at last!
