used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
adobenounUS /əˈdoʊbi/
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
BasinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
bootnounUS /buːt/
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
duplicitynounUS /duːˈplɪsɪti/
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
feveredadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/
highly or nervously excited
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
destroyed or killed
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
healverbUS /hiːl/
heal or recover
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
I'd
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From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
it's
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From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
May'snounUS /meɪz/
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
mesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
held or filled or in use
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
with speed
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
She's
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From this reading "She's got it coming; but it's hell, all the same!"
showdownnounUS /ˈʃoʊdaʊn/
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
squarelyadverbUS /ˈskwerli/
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
squattyadjectiveUS /ˈskwɑːti/
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
STARRnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
the rays of the sun
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
carry out
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
two-room
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY STARR DISCOVERS THINGS Starr was sitting on the side of his bed with one boot off and dangling in his hand, and with his thoughts gone journeying out over the mesa and the desert and the granite ridge beyond, to a squatty, two-room adobe shack at the head of Sunlight Basin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If it came to a showdown right now, I'd have to take her along with the rest," he came up squarely against his real problem.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading During the days he had been too fully occupied with the work he had to do to dwell much on the miserable fact of Helen May's duplicity, her guilt of the crime of treason against her native country.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading But at night the thought of her haunted him like the fevered ache of a wound too deep to heal quickly.
