used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a rather long communication.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
captor's
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From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading It was a rather long communication.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
florid-faced
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From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
the act of departing
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
Halstead
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From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
high-handedadjective
given to haughty disregard of others
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rather long communication.
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 It was a rather long communication.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
narrationnounUS /neˈreɪʃən/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
overhearverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhiːr/
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
on the contrary
From this reading It was a rather long communication.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
strong-handed
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From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
swarthyadjectiveUS /ˈswɔːrði/
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
male cat
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Though he tried with all his might to overhear some of it, Halstead could not distinguish a single word.
worthy's
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From this reading The swarthy one stepped to the other side of his friend and whispered something in that worthy’s ear.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as the narration proceeded, Tom felt that powerful grip on his coat collar increase in intensity.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “So the youngster was going to be high-handed with ye, was he?” demanded the florid-faced one, and despite the intense darkness there in the woods, Tom Halstead could see the ugly gleam in his strong-handed captor’s eyes.
