used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Misspellings have been corrected.]
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Misspellings have been corrected.]
cross-eyedadjective
having convergent strabismus
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
disksnounUS /dɪsks/
plural of “disk” — something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
divisible by two
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
eyeingverbUS /ˈaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
moving swiftly
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Misspellings have been corrected.]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
in-focused
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From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
the force of workers available
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
Misspellings
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From this reading Misspellings have been corrected.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
of an obscure nature
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading His face was hideous even if the eyes had been normal.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
having a point
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
express in words
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say cross-eyed men are bad luck.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a mysterious golden statue that always pointed one way--and it led to sudden death in the valley where flying disks landed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood there, in my doorway, eyeing me up and down with those in-focused black eyes.
