used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
the state of being absent
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Sal, where are you?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
conjecturenounUS /kənˈdʒektʃər/
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
ConstablenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
Dennis
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From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
characterized by great determination
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
Doonan
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From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
the force of workers available
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
reinedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
Sal
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From this reading 'Sal!' he shouted.
cut with a saw
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading 'Sal!' he shouted.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As they reined in their horses Constable Doonan said,-- 'Let me go in first,' and, drawing his revolver, he walked cautiously into the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Sal, where are you?'
Willie
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From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading There he saw the black gin huddled up in the corner, a pool of blood round her and a bullet wound in her head.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading DETERMINED MEN As Willie Dennis and his friends drew nearer to the house they saw their first conjecture was wrong and that something serious had taken place during their absence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Sal, where are you?'
