adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Sandersen and Denver Jim, bring the prisoner before me."
connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
decisionnounUS /dɪˈsɪʒən/
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading "Sandersen and Denver Jim, bring the prisoner before me."
despicableadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He turned a face of iron upon the prisoner.
firmadjectiveUS /fɜːrm/
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
GasparnounUS /ˈɡæspər/
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
hesitatedverbUS /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
incomprehensibly
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From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He turned a face of iron upon the prisoner.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sandersen and Denver Jim, bring the prisoner before me."
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sandersen and Denver Jim, bring the prisoner before me."
meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He turned a face of iron upon the prisoner.
Quade's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
Sandersen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
Sinclair's
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From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If he had hesitated before, his hard soul was firm now in the decision that John Gaspar must die, and so leave Sinclair's own road free.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned a face of iron upon the prisoner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He turned a face of iron upon the prisoner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To him this meek surrender of hope was incomprehensibly despicable.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all suspicion of a connection between him and Quade's death gone, Riley could play a free hand against Sandersen.
