used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
ALKALInounUS /ˈælkəlaɪ/
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another minute I was on my front platform.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
boltingverbUS /ˈboʊltɪŋ/
-ing form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
Britishers
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From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
Cullen
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From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
Cullen's
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From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
darkies
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From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
DroppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
set up or found
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In another minute I was on my front platform.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
used to form the superlative
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
NIGHT'SnounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
PLAINSnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading In another minute I was on my front platform.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
having a supporting base
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
express in words
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dropping down between the two cars, I crept along beside--indeed, half under--Mr. Cullen's special.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In another minute I was on my front platform.
at the time that
From this reading After my previous conclusion, my surprise can be judged when at the farther end I found the two Britishers and Albert Cullen, standing there in the most exposed position possible.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A NIGHT'S WORK ON THE ALKALI PLAINS I hurried Miss Cullen into the car, and, after bolting the rear door, took down my Winchester from its rack.
you'll
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From this reading "I'm going forward," I told her, "and will tell my darkies to bolt the front door: so you'll be as safe in here as in Chicago."
