used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
set up or found
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
Hadley
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
how
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From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
indirectlyadverbUS /ˌɪndərˈektliː/
not in a forthright manner
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
KinounUS /kiː/
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
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 They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
staying power
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
something that is lost
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
MOSELY
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From this reading BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
mustangsnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋz/
plural of “mustang” — small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
absolutely essential
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
REAPPEARSverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS.
reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/
made compatible or consistent
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
deliver by singing
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
male cat
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
a source of difficulty
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
the act of using
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
