used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
how long something has existed
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
Dorgeroux
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From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
Dorgeroux's
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From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
EMERGEverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
enclose with a fence
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
footprintsnounUS /ˈfʊtprɪnts/
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
set up or found
From this reading I found my uncle's watch and note-case untouched.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
intrinsicadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/
belonging to a thing by its very nature
From this reading Nothing of intrinsic value had been stolen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found my uncle's watch and note-case untouched.
NoelnounUS /noʊˈel/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
note-case
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From this reading I found my uncle's watch and note-case untouched.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of intrinsic value had been stolen.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
a course of conduct
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
pick-axe
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From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Nothing of intrinsic value had been stolen.
strangleverbUS /ˈstræŋɡəl/
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
tracedverbUS /treɪst/
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I found my uncle's watch and note-case untouched.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/
still full
From this reading I found my uncle's watch and note-case untouched.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Nothing of intrinsic value had been stolen.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
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 The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
look attentively
From this reading I found my uncle's watch and note-case untouched.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
belonging to which person
From this reading The murderer, whose footprints I traced along the path which led from the fence to the wall, had flung himself upon his victim and had first tried to strangle him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "SOME ONE WILL EMERGE FROM THE DARKNESS" Notwithstanding Noel Dorgeroux's advanced age, there had been a violent struggle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not until later, in the second phase of the contest, that he had seized a pick-axe with which to strike Noel Dorgeroux.
