used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
Battick
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From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
BATTICK'S
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From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What do you mean by threatening to shoot me?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean by threatening to shoot me?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Put down that gun!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
Hiram
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From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
a unit of instruction
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What do you mean by threatening to shoot me?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
muzzlenounUS /ˈmʌzəl/
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put down that gun!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading What do you mean by threatening to shoot me?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
Strong's
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From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Put down that gun!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading What do you mean by threatening to shoot me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Have I got to give you a lesson, too?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
YANCEY
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From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YANCEY BATTICK'S STORY "What are you doing there?" demanded Battick, with his gun cocked and the muzzle on a level with Hiram Strong's breast.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You certainly are teaching me something, Mr. Battick," returned the young farmer with flushed face and angry look.
