used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The boys raced across the rocks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys raced across the rocks.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
clothing in general
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
gangstersnounUS /ˈɡæŋstərz/
plural of “gangster” — a criminal who is a member of gang
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
the force of workers available
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
not any; not one
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
on one occasion
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
pumpedadjectiveUS /pʌmpt/
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading The boys raced across the rocks.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The boys raced across the rocks.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
the state of being asleep
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the crash of a revolver as one of the men pumped shot after shot in their direction.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been sleeping in their clothes and, once aroused, hurried out of the cave in search of the fugitives.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behind them they could hear shouts as the gangsters called to each other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CAPTURE The men in the cave lost no time in taking up the pursuit.
