used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
André
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From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
exhale hard
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
terminate
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
cawing
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From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
an opposing military force
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
assemble or get together
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
hardnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrdnəs/
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
hollownessnoun
the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
a particular point in time
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
and nothing more
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
tensenessnoun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a clearness came into his eyes and with it a hardness about his mouth and jaws.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood motionless for a moment to gather his dazed thoughts.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took one step forward and blazed a look of hate at our enemy.
unawaresadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈwerz/
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A silence fell over us like the hollowness of an empty tomb, with only the long strained cawing of a crow overhead to break the tenseness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading André drew back like a man taken unawares as though he would avoid a blow.
