used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
on or to one side
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
Chiminy
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From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
chugverbUS /tʃʌɡ/
make a dull, explosive sound
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
clanged
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From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
crashedverbUS /kræʃt/
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Donnerwetter!” shouted a deep voice, wildly.
der
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From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
Donnerwetter
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From this reading “Donnerwetter!” shouted a deep voice, wildly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
hold firmly
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
to a considerable degree
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
fasten with a lock
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
oakenadjective
consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
panelnounUS /ˈpænəl/
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
REBnoun
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Donnerwetter!” shouted a deep voice, wildly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
squeaknounUS /skwiːk/
a short high-pitched noise
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
vasnoun
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “By Chiminy, dot vas a narrow squeak,” he exclaimed, as I released my grasp upon him and hurled the door back into its place.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Donnerwetter!” shouted a deep voice, wildly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a crash I flung aside the thick iron bar which answered as a lock, and drew in the Sergeant, yet panting heavily from his hard run.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Donnerwetter!” shouted a deep voice, wildly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
YANKnounUS /jæŋk/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading A UNION OF YANK AND REB As the heavy door clanged behind us some one upon the outside began pounding upon it, while with deadly chug a bullet crashed into the oaken panel.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Captain, I am yet out mit der bullets.”
