used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Not that Billy Gaston was afraid.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Not that Billy Gaston was afraid.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
couldn't
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From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
elationnounUS /ɪˈleɪʃən/
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
the organ of sight
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
Gaston
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From this reading Not that Billy Gaston was afraid.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
gloatverbUS /ɡloʊt/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
guynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
intactadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtækt/
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
protectiveadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪv/
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
reposed
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From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
slapverbUS /slæp/
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
make square
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
not in physical motion
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somehow he couldn't forget the gloat in his eye as he spoke of the “rich guy.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He felt well pleased with himself to have made sure of those.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
in or at the place that
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading More and more uneasy he grew, more sure that the expedition to which he was pledged was not strictly “on the square.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thrill of excitement burned along his veins and filled him with a fine elation whenever he thought of the great adventure, and he gave his pocket a protective slap where the “ten bones” still reposed intact.
