used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURPRISE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
divisible by two
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
a boy or man
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
FliernounUS /ˈflaɪər/
someone who travels by air
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
goadedadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊdɪd/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
mountainsidenounUS /ˈmaʊntənsaɪd/
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
overhaulverbUS /ˈoʊvərhɔːl/
travel past
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
Pringle
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From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
Spangler
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From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
move hurridly
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
not in physical motion
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
threatsnounUS /θrets/
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hank made a desperate attempt to overhaul the car.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
at the time that
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should he give so much attention to the fellow when the man he and Spangler wanted most was still on the mountainside?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hank goaded his horse to top speed, shouted threats, and even smashed the tail lamp with a bullet before the Red Flier could get out of the way.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading In fact, he tried so hard to capture Pringle that Matt wondered at it.
