used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
the organ of sight
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
opinion or judgment
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
a young female
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
immediately past
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
a particular point in time
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
not in physical motion
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
in motion
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
Susannah
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From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At last his eye caught sight of a form moving among the trees.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had made up his mind that there should be one the less to keep on his trail.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Now, Susannah, my girl,” he said, as he sighted along the shining barrel, and look quick aim upon the foremost savage.
the act of using
From this reading He held his rifle before him ready for instant use, the moment a savage should show himself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One, two, five minutes passed, and the scout stood there as motionless as stone, with his eyes fixed back over the way he had come.
