used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
AntenounUS /ˈænti/
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
artistrynounUS /ˈɑːrtɪstri/
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It strikes before the flash is seen."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
craftedverbUS /ˈkræftɪd/
past form of “craft” — make by hand and with much skill
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
dismayingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪɪŋ/
causing consternation
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
being one more than ten
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
a boy or man
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
ferit
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From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
flamma
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From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "It strikes before the flash is seen."
FlemishnounUS /ˈflemɪʃ/
an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
flintlocknounUS /ˈflɪntlɑːk/
a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
improbableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːbəbəl/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
insets
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From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It strikes before the flash is seen."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It strikes before the flash is seen."
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
Jeremy
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From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
fasten with a lock
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
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 Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
micet
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From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
on one occasion
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
partridgenounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
quam
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From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It strikes before the flash is seen."
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading "It strikes before the flash is seen."
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading With it he had once, in a stroke of rare luck, brought down a partridge in flight.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
twelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
Walrond
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From this reading Chapter Eleven Jeremy Walrond slid his hand down the long steel barrel of the flintlock, letting his fingers play across the Latin motto engraved along the top, _Ante ferit quam flamma micet_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The piece had been given to him on his twelfth birthday by his brother Anthony, and it was superb--crafted in Holland, with a fine Flemish lock and carved ivory insets of hunting scenes in the stock.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Now through a dismaying and improbable chain of events he must turn this work of artistry against a fellow human being.
