used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
in addition
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
COWARDnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "DRAW--NOW--COWARD!"
placed crosswise
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "DRAW--NOW--COWARD!"
extricatingverbUS /ˈekstrəkeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “extricate” — release from entanglement of difficulty
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt of his shoulder gingerly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
gingerlyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɪndʒərli/
with extreme care or delicacy
From this reading He felt of his shoulder gingerly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
harnessedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrnəst/
brought under control and put to use
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt of his shoulder gingerly.
hoofbeats
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From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "DRAW--NOW--COWARD!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt of his shoulder gingerly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He felt of his shoulder gingerly.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
slackenedverbUS /ˈslækənd/
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
stungadjectiveUS /stʌŋ/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
tricklingverbUS /ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Here he slackened to a walk and, turning over, crossed into the road.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading It did not appear to be bleeding much, but the wound under his arm stung and burned and he could feel the warm blood trickling down his side, and along his arm, also.
