used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I shall always feel that I am indebted to you.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I shall always feel that I am indebted to you.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
chewingnounUS /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
a female human offspring
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
dismounted
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From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
dismounting
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From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I shall always feel that I am indebted to you.”
Fenton
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From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
HardenverbUS /ˈhɑːrdən/
become hard or harder
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
indebtedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdetɪd/
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading I shall always feel that I am indebted to you.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
IvanounUS /ˈiːvə/
any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
IvesnounUS /aɪvz/
United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
Kenneth
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From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
Merriwell
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From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
Preston
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From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
scowlingadjectiveUS /ˈskaʊlɪŋ/
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall always feel that I am indebted to you.”
side-long
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From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
St
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From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
carry out
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shall always feel that I am indebted to you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Kenneth St. Ives introduced his father and Mr. Harry Harden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To avoid an introduction, Stephen Fenton had turned his horse about, and was staring sullenly in the opposite direction.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harden dismounted, and talked with Iva, while Fenton glared at them in a side-long manner, chewing the ends of his black mustache and scowling fiercely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Merriwell,” said Preston St. Ives, dismounting to take Frank’s hand, “I owe you much for your daring service to my daughter.
