used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
betokenverb
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
BillingsnounUS /ˈbɪlɪŋz/
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
displacedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪst/
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
Fred
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
immediately past
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
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 DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
not any; not one
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
on one occasion
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
Skip's
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
There's
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From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
which person or people
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
won't
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
