used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
ArrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before that he heard a voice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before that he heard a voice.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But before that he heard a voice.
HEARSverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
a narrow way or road
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
not any; not one
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
no person; not anyone
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
a human being
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
rentedverbUS /ˈrentɪd/
past form of “rent” — let for money
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
try to get or reach
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
precisely as stated
From this reading And that voice, coming as it did from the air, thrilled him to the very tips of his toes.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
(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 was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading JOHNNY HEARS THE VOICE That night Johnny Thompson went in search of a man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In making this search he met with adventure, such adventure as no person would go far to seek.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was seated in the shack, the very shack you have come to know so well from reading _The Arrow of Fire_—the one Drew Lane had rented from nobody in particular.
