used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
Alvarez
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
AngeliquenounUS /ˌændʒeˈliːk/
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
boomsnounUS /buːmz/
plural of “boom” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
fresheningverbUS /ˈfreʃənɪŋ/
-ing form of “freshen” — make (to feel) fresh
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
GringonounUS /ˈɡrɪŋɡoʊ/
a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
GringosnounUS /ˈɡrɪŋɡoʊz/
plural of “gringo” — a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
Hijos
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
ten 10s
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
impotencenounUS /ˈɪmpətəns/
the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
lamentedverbUS /ləˈmentɪd/
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Mariano
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
pommelverbUS /ˈpɑːməl/
strike, usually with the fist
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
put a saddle on
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Torres
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Vercara
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
we've
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
è
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
