adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
alertnessnounUS /əˈlɜːrtnəs/
the process of paying close and continuous attention
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
awedadjectiveUS /ɔːd/
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
brilliancynoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
Buell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
buttonsnounUS /ˈbʌtənz/
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
crewnounUS /kruː/
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
dauntedadjectiveUS /ˈdɔːntɪd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
flannelnounUS /ˈflænəl/
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
heelsnounUS /hiːlz/
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
hipnounUS /hɪp/
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
overallsnounUS /ˈoʊvərɔːlz/
plural of “overall” — (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
rangersnounUS /ˈreɪndʒərz/
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
sombreronounUS /sɑːmˈbreroʊ/
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
spursnounUS /spɜːrz/
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
swungverbUS /swʌŋ/
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A heavy revolver swung at his hip, and if I had not already known that Jim Williams had fought Indians and killed bad men, I should still have seen something that awed me in the look of him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
top-boots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I certainly felt proud to be standing with those two rangers, and for the moment Buell and all his crew could not have daunted me.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
weather-beatenadjective
tanned and coarsened from being outdoors
From this reading He was tall and spare; his weather-beaten face seemed set like a dark mask; only his eyes moved, and they had a quivering alertness and a brilliancy that made them hard to look into.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Though Jim Williams had never been described to me, my first sight of him fitted my own ideas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a wide sombrero, a blue flannel shirt with a double row of big buttons, overalls, top-boots with very high heels, and long spurs.
