aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
animationnounUS /ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
assassinnounUS /əˈsæsən/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
BrandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
BRIGANDS
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From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
ConsternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Consternation was upon every face.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
doughty
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From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Consternation was upon every face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Consternation was upon every face.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
FORTUNESnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
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 THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
HOW
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From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
HUNSTON
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From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
set down according to a plan
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
in the recent past
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
Magog
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From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
only a very short time before
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On one side lay poor Magog Brand, lately so full of life and animation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
stupefiedadjective
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
TORO
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From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
unlockedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɑːkt/
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Consternation was upon every face.
VARYINGadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading On the other was his assassin, felled by the dead man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, and with scarcely more life in him than his victim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Consternation was upon every face.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF THE BRIGANDS--THE BATTLE--VARYING FORTUNES--HOW HUNSTON AND TORO WERE LAID BY THE HEELS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The catastrophe was so sudden and unlocked for, that the people about were half stupefied with fear.
