used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
bluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "There come the girls!" suddenly exclaimed Sampson.
intentionally conceived
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "Morton, help me drag Wright inside.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "There come the girls!" suddenly exclaimed Sampson.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "There come the girls!" suddenly exclaimed Sampson.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Morton, help me drag Wright inside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Morton, help me drag Wright inside.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
miennounUS /miːn/
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
queriesnounUS /ˈkwɪriz/
plural of “query” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
Sampson
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From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
cut with a saw
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
stampingverbUS /ˈstæmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
in a strange manner
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "There come the girls!" suddenly exclaimed Sampson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There come the girls!" suddenly exclaimed Sampson.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THROUGH THE VALLEY Sampson looked strangely at the great bloody blot on my breast and his look made me conscious of a dark hurrying of my mind.
at the time that
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading When he saw the front of me he halted, threw wide his arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morton came stamping up the steps with blunt queries, with anxious mien.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading "Morton, help me drag Wright inside.
