used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
ANGEREDadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡərd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading Well, he would bite.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
complacencynounUS /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Red rage filled him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
usually; as a rule
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Red rage filled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
jetsnounUS /dʒets/
plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
and nothing more
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
immediately past
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Red rage filled him.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red rage filled him.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
the upper part of anything
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
(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 Well, he would bite.
at the time that
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, he would bite.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.