used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
anew
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a woman!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
don't
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From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
promote over another
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
geldingnoun
castrated male horse
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
how
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From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
I'll
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From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
set afire or burning
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
easily agitated
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Think of me getting let down on my face like that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
having come into contact
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
hard to endure
From this reading “I'll get myself all excited trying to do her a favor again--I don't think!” he growled in the ear of Michael, his gray gelding.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
in or at the place that
From this reading He felt along the wall in the intense darkness until his fingers touched a lantern, took it down from the nail where it hung, and lighted it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kent jerked open the stable door, led in his horses, turned them into their stalls, and removed the saddles with quick, nervous movements which told plainly how angry he was.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By a woman!”
