used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
make calm or still
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
cowboysnounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
eludeverbUS /ɪˈluːd/
escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
favoured
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From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
made afraid
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
HOWLverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
maddeningly
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From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
and nothing more
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
ReasoningnounUS /ˈriːzənɪŋ/
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
sequencenounUS /ˈsiːkwəns/
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading Reasoning with himself that it was only the result of the night's rapid sequence of mysterious incidents did not calm him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading He spoke sternly to himself in language favoured by the cowboys.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading A sense of impending events held his body tense and his ears strained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
trifled
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From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact was that he was frightened, and he knew it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HOWL OF STRANGE DOGS Sleep trifled with him--beckoned him on, only to elude him maddeningly.
