used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
beetle-black
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From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
bulking
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From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
copter
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From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
a small house with a single story
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading "The Council sends for you."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
the organ of sight
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
fiendishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːndɪʃ/
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
he'd
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From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
Heric
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From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
Heric's
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From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
not any; not one
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
Nyark
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From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
patrolmannounUS /pəˈtroʊlmæn/
a policeman who patrols a given region
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
the act of punishing
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading "The Council sends for you."
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
sky-glow
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From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
starshine
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From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
not in physical motion
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the slope of lawn below stood his copter, its beetle-black shell glistening faintly in the starshine.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading He moved across the veranda of Heric's cottage, bulking dark against the sky-glow of Nyark the first city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heric stood rigid with alarm in his doorway, still holding the book he had been reading.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... these were the familiar laws of man--Far more fiendish was Heric's punishment--eternal life for the death he'd taken!_ "You have no choice," the patrolman said.
