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From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
ApachenounUS /əˈpætʃi/
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
baredadjectiveUS /berd/
having the head uncovered
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
brandishedverbUS /ˈbrændɪʃt/
past form of “brandish” — move or swing back and forth
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
carbines
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From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
chargingverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
Cro-Magnonnoun
extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
CrusadernounUS /kruːˈseɪdər/
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
dawn-man
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From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
dinosaurnounUS /ˈdaɪnəsɔːr/
any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
double-troop
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From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
hiltnounUS /hɪlt/
the handle of a sword or dagger
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
hordenounUS /hɔːrd/
a vast multitude
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
hulkingadjectiveUS /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
of great size and bulk
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ...
NeanderthalsnounUS /niˈændərθɔːlz/
plural of “neanderthal” — extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
ratnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
SaracensnounUS /ˈserəsənz/
plural of “saracen” — (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The Crusader stood with a broken sword and brandished the hilt at the charging Saracens....
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
a special situation
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Apache drew his knife to fight a double-troop armed with carbines....
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The dawn-man, a thing like a wet rat, bared its teeth at the dinosaur....
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Cro-Magnon faced a horde of hulking Neanderthals with a grin....
