used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a strangely assorted trio.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading All three were deeply absorbed in a distance-spanning conversation.
(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 All three were deeply absorbed in a distance-spanning conversation.
Alvarado
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From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
Americain
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From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
ashyadjectiveUS /ˈæʃi/
of a light grey
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
assortedadjectiveUS /əˈsɔːrtɪd/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading It was a strangely assorted trio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
athleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
Civiles
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From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading All three were deeply absorbed in a distance-spanning conversation.
corkscrewnounUS /ˈkɔːrkskruː/
a bottle opener that pulls corks
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading All three were deeply absorbed in a distance-spanning conversation.
distance-spanning
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From this reading All three were deeply absorbed in a distance-spanning conversation.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
Esteban
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From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
Ferou
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From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
Guardias
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From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a strangely assorted trio.
Jacques
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From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
liednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
MinasnounUS /ˈmiːnəs/
plural of “mina” — tropical Asian starlings
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
Montara
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From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
necksnounUS /neks/
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
Pascual
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From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
a course of conduct
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
SierranounUS /siˈerə/
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
in a strange manner
From this reading It was a strangely assorted trio.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All three were deeply absorbed in a distance-spanning conversation.
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was a strangely assorted trio.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Over the lip of the great rock on the brink of the village of Minas de la Sierra extended the athletic shoulders and sharp ashy face of Jacques Ferou, lying flat on his stomach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a strangely assorted trio.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Below in the gorge at the foot of the corkscrew goat path, straining their necks backward and looking up, were the two Guardias Civiles, Pascual Montara and Sergeant Esteban Alvarado.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That Americain lied!" the Frenchman was shouting down with heated earnestness.
