quickly and without warning
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
in the past
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
as'll
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From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
BosnounUS /bɑːs/
wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
Carwell
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Castillo
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From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
in a serious manner
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
jutted
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From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
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 * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
MexicansnounUS /ˈmeksɪkənz/
plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “El Castillo”--the Castle, the Mexicans had named it, long ago.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
onct
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From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
six-footehs
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From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
The's
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From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
under normal conditions
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
precisely as stated
From this reading “If he does,” cried Bos’ Johnson very earnestly, “man!
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The’s shore some six-footehs down in that Carwell country as’ll be up in the air two ways to onct!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The name such names fitted as well as such names usually do.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading * * * * * Up out of the glaring yellow sand, the long, low, narrow barrier of black rock jutted abruptly.
