used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
airplanenounUS /ˈerpleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
Arden
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From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
bead-like
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From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
a youthful male person
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
D'Arcy
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From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
not accessible to view
From this reading His face was all but hidden by a coarse black beard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
“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 The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
prodigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
successive (without a break)
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
having come into contact
From this reading His prodigious arms, when hanging straight down, touched the snow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A pair of red lips, a huge nose and two bead-like eyes gave character to his face.
not known
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His was the height of a boy of ten, the breadth of a giant.
at the time that
From this reading The mysterious gray airplane bearing Johnny Thompson and D’Arcy Arden to some unknown destination had not been gone from the abandoned mining camp a half hour when a curious figure appeared upon the scene.
