used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
AaronnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
Ahrens
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
BasquenounUS /bæsk/
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
Bird'snounUS /bɜːrdz/
possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
boltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
bravesnounUS /breɪvz/
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
DEBTnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
deputynounUS /ˈdepjəti/
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
GallupnounUS /ˈɡæləp/
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
“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 DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
on one occasion
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
Roddy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading Roddy, his deputy—Sol Ahrens—and Kent had bolted.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEBT IS PAID A strange sight awaited Johnny and the Basque.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Thunder Bird’s braves had surprised Gallup and captured him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
the upper part of anything
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
precisely as stated
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
volcanicadjectiveUS /vɑːlˈkænɪk/
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
in or at the place that
From this reading The rock formation looked very much as if it was of volcanic origin, a huge crater or bowl having been carved out where the peak of the mountain must once have risen.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So, without a shot having been fired, old Aaron had been marched to the camp at the top of the mountain.
