used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
(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 His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
belligerentlyadverb
with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
bristleverbUS /ˈbrɪsəl/
be in a state of movement or action
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
a young person of either sex
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
defiantlyadverbUS /dɪˈfaɪəntli/
in a rebellious manner
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
an opposing military force
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
enemy'snounUS /ˈenəmiz/
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
a young female
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
haternounUS /ˈheɪtər/
a person who hates
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
hipsnounUS /hɪps/
plural of “hip” — either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
a social unit living together
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
held up in the air
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
roused to anger
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
maid-servant
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From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
man-servant
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From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
not any; not one
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
Packard
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From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
SMASHEDadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
spawnverbUS /spɑːn/
call forth
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
thorough-going
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From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
push forcefully
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now he stood back, his face flushed, his two hands on his hips, his beard thrust forward belligerently and fairly seeming to bristle.
precisely as stated
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Terry Temple, her heart beating like mad all of a sudden and for no reason which she would admit to herself, lifted her head and stepped across the threshold defiantly.
which person or people
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His enemy and all of his enemy's household, wife and child, maid-servant and man-servant were all as the spawn of Satan.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
but in spite of that
From this reading A GATE AND A RECORD SMASHED The man never yet lived and knew old man Packard who would have suggested that he was not a good and thorough-going hater.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading For a very tense moment the two of them, old man and young girl, stared at each other.
