used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
Bayless
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
Danny
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
don't
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
set up or found
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
god-forsaken
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
GoodbyenounUS /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Hern
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
an opening into or through something
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
how
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
installationnounUS /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/
the act of installing something (as equipment)
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
KentuckynounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
labnounUS /læb/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
the act of departing
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
logicaladjectiveUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Mattup
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From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Mattup's
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
Orley
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
OutsidersnounUS /aʊtˈsaɪdərz/
plural of “outsider” — someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
reactornounUS /riˈæktər/
an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
techniciannounUS /tekˈnɪʃən/
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
at the time that
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
which person or people
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
