used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
in the past
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
on or to one side
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
unvarying in nature
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
to certain extent or degree
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
HaltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Halt!--what was that?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
How
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From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
imminentadjectiveUS /ˈɪmənənt/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
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 I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
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 AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
a particular point in time
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
stakesnounUS /steɪks/
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
thrustingnounUS /ˈθrʌstɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading I felt my pulses throb as I rode steadily forward, fairly thrusting the darkness aside, my teeth hard set, my left hand heavy on a revolver butt.
tingleverbUS /ˈtɪŋɡəl/
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
From this reading How, in such a situation, the nerves tingle and the heart bounds to each strange sight and sound!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
UNWELCOMEadjectiveUS /ənˈwelkəm/
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
precisely as stated
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
warmedadjectiveUS /wɔːrmd/
having been warmed up
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Halt!--what was that?
in or at the place that
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each step we took was now a stern, grim play with Fate, where the stakes were life and death.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST This was the sort of work I had long ago learned to love; it warmed the blood, this constant certainty of imminent peril, this intense probability that any moment might bring a flash of flame into our very faces.
