used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
banditnounUS /ˈbændət/
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading The bandit, unconcerned, puffed his cigarette.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading The bandit, unconcerned, puffed his cigarette.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
CRAVENadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪvən/
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
EXPLAINSverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnz/
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Hardy and Pell felt like rats in a trap.
HardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Hardy and Pell felt like rats in a trap.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Only Uncle Henry was passive.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bandit, unconcerned, puffed his cigarette.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Hardy and Pell felt like rats in a trap.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
the force of workers available
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Uncle Henry was passive.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading Only Uncle Henry was passive.
Pell
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From this reading Hardy and Pell felt like rats in a trap.
PROVESverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading The bandit, unconcerned, puffed his cigarette.
ratsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Hardy and Pell felt like rats in a trap.
RINGSnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
tickingnounUS /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading In the tense stillness, the clock could be heard ticking on and on.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Hardy and Pell felt like rats in a trap.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Only Uncle Henry was passive.
unconcernedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈsɜːrnd/
lacking in interest or care or feeling
From this reading The bandit, unconcerned, puffed his cigarette.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only Uncle Henry was passive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
which person or people
From this reading WHEREIN A MAN PROVES HIMSELF A CRAVEN, A SHOT RINGS OUT, AND THE BAD MAN EXPLAINS ONE LITTLE HOUR A heavy silence fell upon the men who were left in the room.
