used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are from Ikpe.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
a youthful male person
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We come to see you.
compactnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We are from Ikpe.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
Ikpe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are from Ikpe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
knounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
the force of workers available
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
saluteverbUS /səˈluːt/
propose a toast to
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We come to see you.
settlesnounUS /ˈsetəlz/
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
strange-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We come to see you.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
not known
From this reading One day there came out of the unknown a black boy with a number of strange-looking men.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We come to see you.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
wildsnounUS /waɪldz/
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "M[:o]k[:o]m[:o] Ma," he said, "I salute you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Ma goes farther up the Creek and settles in a heathen town in the wilds; she enters into happy friendships with young people in Scotland; has a holiday in a beautiful island, where she makes a secret compact with a lame boy; and is given a Royal Cross for the heroic work she has done.
