used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
apaceadverbUS /əˈpeɪs/
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST.
attachverbUS /əˈtætʃ/
cause to be attached
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
bethought
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From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
chemicaladjectiveUS /ˈkeməkəl/
relating to or used in chemistry
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
Dang
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From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
don't
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From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
emigrantsnounUS /ˈeməɡrənts/
plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
how
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From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
inclosed
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From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
immediately past
From this reading AT LAST.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
MustangnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋ/
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
new-fangledadjective
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
not any; not one
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
penned-up
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From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
Reade
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From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
rocketsnounUS /ˈrɑːkəts/
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Mustang Max bethought himself of a forgotten circumstance.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
a special situation
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Dang me if I don’t try the new-fangled thing,” said Max, and hunting up the chemical preparation he hastened to attach it to a stick.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
the act of using
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
at the time that
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Frank Reade left him he gave him one of his prepared rockets, with instructions how to use it, and told the tall guide that he might chance to see it and come to his aid if sent up at night when he was in peril.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The long day wore wearily away to the penned-up emigrants inclosed in their cluster of wagons, and the night drew on apace, but brought them no relief.
