used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
anew
From this reading He tossed out again, and was roped and pulled back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
ArknounUS /ɑːrk/
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
ArkansasnounUS /ˈɑːrkənsɑː/
a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
Bonham
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From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
Denison
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From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tossed out again, and was roped and pulled back.
Hempstead
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From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
and nothing more
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He tossed out again, and was roped and pulled back.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
ropedverbUS /roʊpt/
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading He tossed out again, and was roped and pulled back.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
ShermannounUS /ˈʃɜːrmən/
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
not in physical motion
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
TexarkananounUS /ˌteksɑːrˈkænə/
a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading The Negro rolled and tossed out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Hundreds of people turned away, but the vast crowd still looked calmly on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tossed out again, and was roped and pulled back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People were here from every part of this section.
in or at the place that
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading They came from Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Ark., and a party of fifteen came from Hempstead county, Arkansas, where he was captured.
