used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
anew
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
Alva
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From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
Barney
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
Bransford
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
the act of departing
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
increase twofold
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
made afraid
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
FUGITIVEnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
and nothing more
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
noosenounUS /nuːs/
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
held or filled or in use
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
partitionnounUS /pɑːrˈtɪʃən/
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
ranchhouse
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
resultedverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading The second movement resulted in him raising his smashed hands and lifting the noose from his neck.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
required or under orders
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
the upper part of anything
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first time he moved he had merely placed his feet upon the floor, to rest himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FUGITIVE After the departure of Barney Owen and Mary Bransford, the Double A ranchhouse was as silent as any house, supposed to be occupied by a dead man, could be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But after a few minutes, if one had looked over the top of the partition from which Owen had hanged Alva Dale, one might have seen Dale move a little.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One might have been frightened, but if one had stayed there, it would have been to see Dale move again.
