used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
anew
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
(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 THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
broken-backedadjective
having the spine damaged
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
moving swiftly
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
gulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
maddenedadjective
marked by extreme anger
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
a particular point in time
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
not any; not one
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, with yells of rage, on they came again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
arrange in a container
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
Pedro's
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From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Then, with yells of rage, on they came again.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
screechingnounUS /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
at the time that
From this reading THE BRIDGE As the pack came racing up the gulch, we waited an instant until a narrow place crowded them into a bunch, when Dick called out, "Now!" and we all fired together into the midst of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Three of the wolves fell, two dead--I could see the feather of Pedro's arrow sticking out of the ribs of one of them--and one with its back broken.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading They all stopped again for a moment, and then, maddened seemingly at the sight of the broken-backed wolf dragging itself about and screeching with pain--poor beast--they all fell upon the unfortunate creature and worried it to death.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had hoped that the strange thunder of the rifles would send them flying--but no.
yellsnounUS /jelz/
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Then, with yells of rage, on they came again.
