used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
anew
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
AlnounUS /æl/
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
Alan
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From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
Barbee
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From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
brought into existence
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
the act of burning something
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
Carr
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From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
Courtot
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From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
Dave
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From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
Devine's
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From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Howard shook his head.
(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 With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Howard shook his head.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
Jim
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From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
Longstreet
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From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
the force of workers available
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Howard shook his head.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
in a swift manner
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
Terril
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From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Town is Born The fire, spreading and burning brightly now, shone on the faces making a ring about Alan Howard and the two men lying on the ground.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Jim Courtot, Al?' asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril.
