used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
bouldernounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
DanglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
dejected-looking
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
DoomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
etc
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
hindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
Jack-in-a-box
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From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
pardnernoun
an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
sandstonenounUS /ˈsændstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
which person or people
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
yorenounUS /jɔːr/
time long past
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
