used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
adjoined
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From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading Venable went away and secured a warrant for Biscoe's arrest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Venable went away and secured a warrant for Biscoe's arrest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
Biscoe
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From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
Biscoe's
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From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
confirmedadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmd/
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
enclose with a fence
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Venable went away and secured a warrant for Biscoe's arrest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
imbecilenounUS /ˈɪmbəsəl/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
the force of workers available
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
oathsnounUS /oʊðz/
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
cut with a saw
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Venable went away and secured a warrant for Biscoe's arrest.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
believed likely
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
threatsnounUS /θrets/
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
Venable
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From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
precisely as stated
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading Venable went away and secured a warrant for Biscoe's arrest.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Venable went away and secured a warrant for Biscoe's arrest.
a Caucasian
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
belonging to which person
From this reading A week preceding the tragedy, a white man named Venable, whose farm adjoined Biscoe's, let down the fence and proceeded to drive through Biscoe's field.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would allow but few men, white or colored, to come upon his place, as he suspected every stranger to be planning to steal his farm.
wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading The suit, judgment and subsequent legal proceedings appear to have driven Biscoe almost crazy and brooding over his wrongs he grew to be a confirmed imbecile.
