used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
alley-way
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From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
BowlsnounUS /boʊlz/
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
one or the other of two
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
ExcellencynounUS /ˈekˈslensi/
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Put your loads on the floor and wait.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
HaltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading 'Halt!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Put your loads on the floor and wait.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
engage in
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
not any; not one
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put your loads on the floor and wait.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
the state of being asleep
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Put your loads on the floor and wait.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A Game of Long Bowls 'Excellency, we have come to the end of the passage; we can go no further,' declared Hung, some two minutes after the Professor and his party had set out down the alley-way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading 'A ladder leads to the deck above, while there are sleeping places for the crew on either side.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it here that you will make a stand?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put your loads on the floor and wait.
