used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
quickly and without warning
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
accomplicesnounUS /əˈkɑːmpləsəz/
plural of “accomplice” — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
astoundedadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
Colin
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From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
confrontingverbUS /kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading "It is a deliberate lie," replied Tiny.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
engineless
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From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
fellow-passengers
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From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you two to say to this?"
hostilitynounUS /hɑːˈstɪləti/
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
infectiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfekʃəs/
caused by infection or capable of causing infection
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a deliberate lie," replied Tiny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a deliberate lie," replied Tiny.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "It is a deliberate lie," replied Tiny.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
being nothing more than specified
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
passenger'snounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
possessive form of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "It is a deliberate lie," replied Tiny.
express in words
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
shifty-eyed
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
an idea that is suggested
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
tanned-featured
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From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
thinly-veiled
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From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What have you two to say to this?"
very small
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the mere suggestion that the two lads were accomplices, Colin and Tiny were objects of thinly-veiled hostility and suspicion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you two to say to this?"
which person or people
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Too astounded to say a word, they stood confronting their angry fellow-passengers, until a tanned-featured man--the man who had made the practical suggestion of showing a light on the front of the engineless train--demanded abruptly:
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN TRACK THE shifty-eyed passenger's words were infectious.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you two to say to this?"
