used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
AaronnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
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From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
blacksmithnounUS /ˈblæksmɪθ/
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
a youthful male person
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
an opposing military force
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Mr. Bickford halted his horse, and Kit faced him.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Mr. Bickford halted his horse, and Kit faced him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Bickford halted his horse, and Kit faced him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Mr. Bickford halted his horse, and Kit faced him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
KITnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bickford halted his horse, and Kit faced him.
not any; not one
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
in the near future
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But he was a boy of spirit, and had no thought of surrender.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Aaron Bickford expected to frighten Kit by his threat, he was destined to find himself badly mistaken.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kit was startled at first, not having anticipated that the blacksmith would get upon his track so soon.
