used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
Corey
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From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
DamnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading Damn good thing we were right.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
set up or found
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Damn good thing we were right.
Gordon
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From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
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 MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
MANTLEnounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
by chance
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
the force of workers available
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
MURDOCH'SnounUS /ˈmɜːrdɑːks/
possessive form of “murdoch” — United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
not any; not one
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
coated with paint
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
ricketyadjectiveUS /ˈrɪkəti/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Damn good thing we were right.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
stiffsnounUS /stɪfs/
plural of “stiff” — an ordinary man
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
a special situation
From this reading Damn good thing we were right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stopped for a second, but there was no sign of trouble.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
at the time that
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
a Caucasian
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MURDOCH'S MANTLE There were three men, each with a white circle painted on chest and left arm, talking to Mother Corey when Bruce Gordon came down the rickety steps.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then the words of the thin man below reached him.
you'd
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From this reading "So we figured when we found the stiffs maybe you'd come back, Mother.
