used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
(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 From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
Blackie
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From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The robbers have got them,” he muttered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The robbers have got them,” he muttered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should have known.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I should have known.
hear with intention
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
MacGregornounUS /məˈɡreɡər/
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “The robbers have got them,” he muttered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
Orientals
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From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
pierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “The robbers have got them,” he muttered.
done under pressure
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should have known.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
stormedverbUS /stɔːrmd/
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The robbers have got them,” he muttered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He stormed at the Orientals, at MacGregor, then at himself.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
trapper's
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From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Back in the trapper’s cabin Blackie was in a rage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From time to time he rushed out on the small dock in a vain attempt to pierce the thick fog and to listen with all his ears.
