used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
appriseverbUS /əˈpraɪz/
inform (somebody) of something
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
confined by bonds
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
cobnounUS /kɑːb/
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
DeadwoodnounUS /ˈdedwʊd/
a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
eagletnoun
a young eagle
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
emergencynounUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
Filmore
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From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
Hal
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From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
immediately past
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
leered
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From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
maskedadjectiveUS /mæskt/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
the force of workers available
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
onslaughtnounUS /ˈɔːnslɔːt/
a sudden and severe onset of trouble
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
pilingnounUS /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The young road-agent was a prisoner.
with speed
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE!
road-agent
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From this reading The young road-agent was a prisoner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
push forcefully
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young road-agent was a prisoner.
weightsnounUS /weɪts/
plural of “weight” — the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The suddenness of the onslaught prevented Deadwood Dick from raising a hand to defend himself, and the two strong men piling their combined weights upon him, had the effect to render him utterly helpless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading He would have yelled to apprise his comrades of his fate, but Alexander Filmore, ready for the emergency, quickly thrust a cob of wood into his mouth, and bound it there with strong strings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hal ha!" leered the elder Filmore, peering down into the masked face--"ha! ha! my young eaglet; so I have you at last, have I?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young road-agent was a prisoner.
