used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
exhale hard
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cause to be bored
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Castlemallard's
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From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
CRISISnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
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past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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psychological suffering
From this reading In the morning the distress and keepers were in Sturk's house.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the morning the distress and keepers were in Sturk's house.
HOW
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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keepersnounUS /ˈkiːpərz/
plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people
From this reading In the morning the distress and keepers were in Sturk's house.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning the distress and keepers were in Sturk's house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
NutternounUS /ˈnʌtər/
a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
NUTTER'S
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
and nothing more
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
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participate in games or sport
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
the display of a motion picture
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a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
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SPECTACLESnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
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Sturk
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From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
Sturk's
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From this reading In the morning the distress and keepers were in Sturk's house.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis a fearful affair, and no child's play, this battle of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sturk had assailed him like a beast of prey; not Nutter, to be sure, only Lord Castlemallard's agent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must not be too hard upon Nutter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the morning the distress and keepers were in Sturk's house.
used to ask for information about something
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