used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
blinkingadjectiveUS /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
expectantadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektənt/
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
helplesslyadverbUS /ˈhelpləsli/
in a helpless manner
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LOCK-UP.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
LOCK-UP
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From this reading IN THE LOCK-UP.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
marshalverbUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
place in proper rank
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
Nate'snounUS /neɪts/
possessive form of “nates” — the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
with speed
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LOCK-UP.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
Tierney
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From this reading Tierney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
unlockedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɑːkt/
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It died out quickly, and murmuring in a broken voice, "Oh, I thought it might be--evening, Mr. Dalton; evening, Miss," he looked helplessly around for a chair to offer Joyce.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marshal unlocked the door of Nate's narrow cell and held his lantern aloft with a cheery, "Hello!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Brought you company, you see," and the prisoner rose slowly from his bunk, blinking and staring in the light, with an expectant air.
