used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the man spoke: "What's yer hurry?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
opinion or judgment
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading At length the man spoke: "What's yer hurry?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
Kearney
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From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
leeringadjective
showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length the man spoke: "What's yer hurry?
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 Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
Purdy
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From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
SCRUBverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At length the man spoke: "What's yer hurry?
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading IN THE SCRUB It seemed hours she stood thus, staring into those black, leering eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her damp garments struck a deadly chill to her very bones.
visiblyadverbUS /ˈvɪzəbli/
in a visible manner
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
What's
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From this reading At length the man spoke: "What's yer hurry?
at the time that
From this reading Her knees trembled so that she shook visibly, as her thoughts flashed back to that night on the rim of the bench when this man had reached suddenly out and dragged her from her horse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her plight would have been bad enough had she fallen into the hands of Long Bill Kearney--but Purdy!
yer
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From this reading At length the man spoke: "What's yer hurry?
