used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
anew
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
assailantsnounUS /əˈseɪlənts/
plural of “assailant” — someone who attacks
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
cross-bar
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From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
Dain
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From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
diagonallyadverbUS /daɪˈæɡənəli/
in a diagonal manner
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
without deviation
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
frameworknounUS /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
the act of departing
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
hingesnounUS /ˈhɪndʒɪz/
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
Jim
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From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
Kachins
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From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
a particular point in time
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
muzzlenounUS /ˈmʌzəl/
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
plankverbUS /plæŋk/
cover with planks
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
pokedverbUS /poʊkt/
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
in a swift manner
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
push forcefully
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
in the direction of
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Jack ran forward to the door and tried to thrust it into place again.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
uninjuredadjectiveUS /əˈnɪndʒərd/
not injured physically or mentally
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The plank was placed diagonally against the door, its head caught under a cross-bar piece of the framework, and, for the moment, the open gap was filled up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading The rifles in the hands of Jim and Buck had been going steadily from the moment the Kachins flew out of their cover, and Jack now poked the muzzle of his weapon through a broken plank, and fired swiftly and steadily into the mass of assailants racing directly towards him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It swung to, for its hinges were uninjured, and as he closed it, Me Dain was beside him with a short, thick plank he had brought from the other side of the room.
