used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLACK NIGHT.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A BLACK NIGHT.
clubbedverbUS /klʌbd/
inflected form of “club” — unite with a common purpose
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
factornounUS /ˈfæktər/
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
hoarselyadverb
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A BLACK NIGHT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
others
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From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
redskinnounUS /ˈredskɪn/
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
only a very short time before
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
not in physical motion
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The fight was still raging, and I was in the thick of it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At the time, so exciting and dangerous was the situation, I scarcely realized what had happened.
which person or people
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leaving others to render aid to the factor, I sprang with clubbed musket at the redskin who had shot him.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading I struck hard and true, and I yelled hoarsely as he dropped with a shattered skull.
