commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading DANGER COMES ON THE HOOF Smack!
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading DANGER COMES ON THE HOOF Smack!
someone who is a detective
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
HOOFnounUS /huːf/
the foot of an ungulate mammal
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
manoeuvrenoun
a plan for attaining a particular goal
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DANGER COMES ON THE HOOF Smack!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
with speed
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
shovedverbUS /ʃʌvd/
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
SmackverbUS /smæk/
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading DANGER COMES ON THE HOOF Smack!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
move hurridly
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANGER COMES ON THE HOOF Smack!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
trippedverbUS /trɪpt/
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So quickly did that manoeuvre come that Dick, caught off his balance, was shoved backward until he tripped and fell.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the old, familiar trick of "pushing in his face."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Then the stranger vanished with the speed of one accustomed to flight through the woods.
youth'snounUS /juːθs/
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Against Dick's face came the palm of the larger youth's right hand.
