Chapter XXXIV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

anew

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

having or marked by confidence or assurance

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

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 A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

under normal conditions

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

cool and formal in manner

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

out of your own free will

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in the doorway.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Whether or not that confidence was well placed, they proposed to find out sooner or later.

which person or people

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then again, they well knew that a man who would voluntarily face that assemblage, and expect to get away with it, must have supreme confidence in himself.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A DUEL IN THE DARK Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “I been lookin’ fer ye fellers,” announced Sam.