used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
automaticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
Baptista
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From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
CarsonnounUS /ˈkɑːrsən/
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
cowedverbUS /kaʊd/
past form of “cow” — subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
set up or found
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
FremontnounUS /ˈfriːmɑːnt/
United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
garroted
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From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
Jacinto
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From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
the force of workers available
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
MontereynounUS /ˌmɑːntərˈeɪ/
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
Quesada
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From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
rebellionnounUS /rɪˈbeljən/
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
precisely, exactly
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
snubverbUS /snʌb/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
spread-eagled
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From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
steel-jacketed
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From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Behind Carson lay Jacinto Quesada, stricken and spread-eagled from the plague.
surgeverbUS /sɜːrdʒ/
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One shot from that automatic had garroted the rebellion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
thick-set
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From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
very small
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading John Fremont Carson stood upon the great rock at the brink of the village and surveyed, above the ugly snub nose of his automatic, the surge of men before him.
in or at the place that
From this reading At his feet sprawled the short thick-set form of Baptista Monterey, a tiny flaming crater in his right temple where a steel-jacketed bullet had found his life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men stood staggered and cowed before him, fascinated with fear and deep awe.
