used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
BOYD
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From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
CONNOWAY'S
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From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
disarmedverbUS /dɪˈsɑːrmd/
past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
Eben
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From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
the organ of sight
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
hen'snounUS /henz/
possessive form of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
loopverbUS /luːp/
move in loops
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
Marnhoul
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From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no signs of a struggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
Richard'snounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdz/
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
riding-whip
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From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
RobverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
serriedadjective
(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There were no signs of a struggle.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
smittenadjectiveUS /ˈsmɪtən/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading There were no signs of a struggle.
moving very fast
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
male cat
From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Tom, Eben and Rob armed themselves and went out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no signs of a struggle.
at the time that
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two men had been sitting face to face, eye to eye, when by a movement which must have been swift as lightning, one had disarmed and smitten the other.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading But the branches of Marnhoul wood stood up against the sky, black, serried and silent.
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading BOYD CONNOWAY'S EVIDENCE The loop of the riding-whip on Mr. Richard's wrist was broken, and behind his ear there was a lump the size of a small hen's egg.
