used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
AlamonounUS /ˈæləmoʊ/
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
Antonio
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From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
Bexar
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From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
a youthful male person
From this reading But a boy in years, the man nevertheless replaced the boy in his mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
FultonnounUS /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
the act of departing
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But a boy in years, the man nevertheless replaced the boy in his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But a boy in years, the man nevertheless replaced the boy in his mind.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
Ned
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From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But a boy in years, the man nevertheless replaced the boy in his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading But a boy in years, the man nevertheless replaced the boy in his mind.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
San
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From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
scaledadjectiveUS /skeɪld/
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
only a very short time before
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
underwentverbUS /ˌʌndərˈwent/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar.
at the time that
From this reading IN ANOTHER TRAP When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He had passed through an event so tremendous in its nature, so intense and fiery in its results, that his whole character underwent a sudden change.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
a late time of life
From this reading But a boy in years, the man nevertheless replaced the boy in his mind.
