used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
BasquenounUS /bæsk/
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
billowingadjectiveUS /ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
collienounUS /ˈkɑːli/
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
DosnounUS /dɔːs/
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
Fenno
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From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
glowinglyadverbUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋli/
in an enthusiastically glowing manner
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
gray-whiteadjective
of white tinged with grey
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
grayishadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪɪʃ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
herdernounUS /ˈherdər/
German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
Hermanos
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From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
MacknounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
the force of workers available
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
millingnounUS /ˈmɪlɪŋ/
corrugated edge of a coin
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
red-gold
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From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
Royce
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From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
sheepdogs
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From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
shepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
speed-boats
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From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
thigh-deep
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From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
Toni
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From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
Treve
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From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
two-thirdsnounUS /ˌtuːˈθɜːrdz/
two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
wadingnounUS /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
walking with your feet in shallow water
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joel Fenno was wading almost thigh-deep in a billowing and tossing grayish sea.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The three sheepdogs had their work cut out for them.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading The tossing gray-white sea was made up of sheep;--hundreds upon hundreds of milling and worried sheep.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Here and there, near him, arose the upper two-thirds of other men--his young partner, Royce Mack; their chief herder, Toni, the big Basque; and the other Dos Hermanos shepherds.
Zilla
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From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
Zitnoun
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading Through its billows, like miniature speed-boats of black and of red-gold, dashed Zit, the squat little black “working collie” and his little black mate, Zilla, and the glowingly tawny bulk of Treve.
