used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
any thing at all
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
erraticadjectiveUS /ɪˈrætɪk/
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
Fred
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From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
mustangnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋ/
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
NICKverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
by chance
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
reappearedverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrd/
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
be seated
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
a person, without saying who
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
not in physical motion
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Leaving his mustang in charge of Fred, the Irishman turned to the right, and followed the stream into the rocks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
at the time that
From this reading But, fortunately, the latter had been gone but a short time when he reappeared, hurrying forward as if somebody was at his heels.
which person or people
From this reading The boy, who was compelled to sit still and await his return, at perhaps the most dangerous portion of the road, felt anything but comfortable over the erratic proceeding of his friend.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading The course was so winding that he speedily disappeared from sight.
