used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And now he wanted no more blood.
brought into existence
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
brown-faced
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From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
a boy or man
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
epithetsnounUS /ˈepəθets/
plural of “epithet” — a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
a man of refinement
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now he wanted no more blood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
mesquitnoun
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now he wanted no more blood.
not any; not one
From this reading And now he wanted no more blood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now he wanted no more blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
on the contrary
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
in or at or to some place
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It had been a purely chance row, born of the cards and certain epithets impossible for a gentleman to brook that had passed between the two.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
under normal conditions
From this reading But in this affair the Kid had not felt the grim thirst for encounter that usually urged him on to battle.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And now he wanted no more blood.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wanted to get away and have a good long sleep somewhere in the sun on the mesquit grass with his handkerchief over his face.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
