used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
DEFENSEnounUS /dɪˈfens/
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
Dorothy
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From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
divisible by two
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I saw in a moment what had happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
a particular point in time
From this reading I saw in a moment what had happened.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
protestationnounUS /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃən/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
rabblenounUS /ˈræbəl/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw in a moment what had happened.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
push forcefully
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading I fired a second time, when a tremendous explosion in the hall at my side startled me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I fired out into the rabble, and as I turned to get another gun, Dorothy was at my side and thrust it into my hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I saw in a moment what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE I had barely time to get back to my post at the front door when they were upon us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
