used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
anew
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And why so--why so, my lord?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
immediately past
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
come together
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
NeptunenounUS /ˈneptuːn/
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
a human being
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
Rainbolt
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From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
rangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
required or under orders
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
ThunderboltnounUS /ˈθʌndərbɔːlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rainbolt halted before the mysterious Solomon Strange, a smile resting upon his features, a feeling of strange curiosity upon his mind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ho! ho!” laughed Strange, “so we have met again, my lord Oliver--I mean, Thunderbolt.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “And why so--why so, my lord?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I supposed you were on the Pacific coast with old Neptune.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So it seems, though you were the last person I had expected to meet, Mr. Strange,” replied the ranger.
