Chapter I

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

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from one side of something to the other

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

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

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

any thing at all

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

only a very short time before

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

dearly loved

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

being very thin

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

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From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

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stretch (the neck) so as to see better

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a squeaking sound

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

with intention; in an intentional manner

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a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

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From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

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divisible by two

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regard something as probable or likely

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plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

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past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

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a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

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From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

curved down like an eagle's beak

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

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

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plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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determine the result of (a competition)

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and nothing more

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

prefer or wish to do something

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perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

roused to anger

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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

no person; not anyone

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

above and across; more than

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

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From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

Got or brought back something that was lost or hidden.

From this reading Henry Harrison Conroy, the sheriff of Tonto City, got up from his creaking desk chair, retrieved the dog-eared copy and placed it on his desk.

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

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From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

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the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

being very thin

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

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

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

a special situation

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

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

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From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies

From this reading Judge had the features of a tragedian, and just now he glared his hate at nobody in particular.

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From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

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any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

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

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

in or at the place that

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He didn’t even look at the poor thing, as he sat, tilted back in an old chair, his high heels hooked around a rung of his chair, which brought his bony, overall-clad knees, almost up to his chin.

during the time that

From this reading While Judge was inches over six feet in height, and as skinny as a sand-hill crane, Henry Harrison Conroy was barely five feet, seven inches in his high-heel boots.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The Sheriff of Tonto City Could Expect Anything to Come Out of the Night in Wild Horse Valley--Even an Idea “Judge” Van Treece was mad; so mad that he deliberately threw his beloved, and badly dog-eared copy of Shakespeare, across the office, where it fluttered to the floor, like a wounded duck.

people who are wounded

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