achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
baredadjectiveUS /berd/
having the head uncovered
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
didn't
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From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
enclose with a fence
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
forefeet
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From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
JANET
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From this reading JANET MCWHORTER The Texan stirred uneasily.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
MCWHORTER
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From this reading JANET MCWHORTER The Texan stirred uneasily.
a particular point in time
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
pawingverbUS /ˈpɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “paw” — scrape with the paws
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading JANET MCWHORTER The Texan stirred uneasily.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
TexannounUS /ˈteksən/
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading JANET MCWHORTER The Texan stirred uneasily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANET MCWHORTER The Texan stirred uneasily.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
tramplingnounUS /ˈtræmplɪŋ/
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
troddenverbUS /ˈtrɑːdən/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
a source of difficulty
From this reading His head ached horribly but he didn't trouble to open his eyes.
uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading JANET MCWHORTER The Texan stirred uneasily.
VaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was in the corral lying cramped against the fence where the Red King had thrown him, and with bared teeth, and forefeet pawing the air, the Red King was coming toward him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another moment and those terrible hoofs would be striking, cutting, trampling him into the trodden dirt of the corral.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong.
