used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
how long something has existed
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
barefootedadjective
without shoes
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
a female human offspring
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
loyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
machetenounUS /məˈʃetiː/
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
and nothing more
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
Pedro
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From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
rebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
a strong line
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a man of middle age, and from his manner there was not the least doubt of his loyalty to the daughter of his former captain.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading His only weapon was a machete, fastened about his waist by a piece of rope.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He was barefooted and wore on his head a battered straw hat.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Pedro was as ragged as all the rest of the rebels, but he was brown, not black or yellow.
