used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
Barringford
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From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
clippedadjectiveUS /klɪpt/
cut or trimmed by clipping
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
Dave
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
DEFEATnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
moving swiftly
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
only a very short time before
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
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 DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
fasten with a lock
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
a particular point in time
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
whoopingverbUS /ˈwuːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “whoop” — shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
