used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
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From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
black-faced
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From this reading A grimy, black-faced stoker leaped at me and I fired.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
clinchverbUS /klɪntʃ/
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
a boy or man
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading A grimy, black-faced stoker leaped at me and I fired.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
huddleverbUS /ˈhʌdəl/
crowd or draw together
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
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From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A grimy, black-faced stoker leaped at me and I fired.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
the force of workers available
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
saloonnounUS /səˈluːn/
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
smoke-filledadjective
containing smoke
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
stokernounUS /ˈstoʊkər/
Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
From this reading A grimy, black-faced stoker leaped at me and I fired.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me it seemed that a hundred men were struggling in that narrow, smoke-filled space.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I remember beating him over the head with my revolver and that we went down together in a clinch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE BATTLE I fired through the window and brought down one fellow while they were still coming in a huddle toward us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before I could fire again they were in the saloon and at close quarters with us.
