used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dozen men leaped toward the girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
terminate
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Merriwell reached them first.
cowardsnounUS /ˈkaʊərdz/
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A dozen men leaped toward the girls.
Elsie
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From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But Merriwell reached them first.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIENDS.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A dozen men leaped toward the girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
Inza
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From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A dozen men leaped toward the girls.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
the force of workers available
From this reading A dozen men leaped toward the girls.
and nothing more
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
Merriwell
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From this reading But Merriwell reached them first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But Merriwell reached them first.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
cut with a saw
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Merriwell reached them first.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crack of the revolver and the fall of the tiger seemed to break the spell that had held and made cowards of the throng.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A dozen men leaped toward the girls.
which person or people
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lifted Elsie, who had merely fallen in a faint, as he saw; and, passing her to a student whom he recognized, he bent anxiously over Inza.
