used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
a boy or man
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
coins made of gold
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
hoopsnounUS /huːps/
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
mulattonounUS /məˈlɑːtoʊ/
an offspring of a black and a white parent
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
not any; not one
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
patchedadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
QUEEN'SnounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
RANGERSnounUS /ˈreɪndʒərz/
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
searedadjectiveUS /sɪrd/
having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
shatteringadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərɪŋ/
seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
smallclothes
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From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
splinteredverbUS /ˈsplɪntərd/
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I stepped over his body, and glanced the length of the hall.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
supportsnounUS /səˈpɔːrts/
plural of “support” — the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading The man lay face upward, his feet inside the hallway, one side of his head crushed in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE QUEEN'S RANGERS A bullet had struck the hand rail, shattering one of the supports, and the broad steps were scarred and splintered.
which person or people
From this reading Surely the fellow was no soldier; he appeared more to me like one who had followed the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
woolennounUS /ˈwʊlən/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He was roughly dressed in woolen shirt and patched smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in his ears, his complexion dark enough for a mulatto, with hands seared and twisted.
