used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Beautnoun
an outstanding example of its kind
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
cellar-like
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
CoalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Hartnet
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Kate
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
most important element
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
McGregor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
MikenounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
MinersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
a male human offspring
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
a Caucasian
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
