used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːm.plɪs/
A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading She declined to take an active part in the scheme.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
Benham
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From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
Corrigan
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From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading She declined to take an active part in the scheme.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
an opposing military force
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
an act that fails
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
interpretationnounUS /ˌɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən/
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She declined to take an active part in the scheme.
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
pueblonounUS /pˈwebloʊ/
a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called “Pueblos” by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
pulsingnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
Rosalind
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From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading She declined to take an active part in the scheme.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
carry out
From this reading She declined to take an active part in the scheme.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosalind Benham had had an opportunity to deliver him into the hands of his enemy and she had not taken advantage of it.
Trevison
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From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was but one interpretation that he might place upon her failure to aid her accomplice.
look attentively
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE DARK Trevison faced the darkness between him and the pueblo with a wild hope pulsing through his veins.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had been passive, content to watch while Corrigan did the real work.
