used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But they were a happy crew for all that.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
(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 But they were a happy crew for all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
blisteredverbUS /ˈblɪstərd/
past form of “blister” — get blistered
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were a happy crew for all that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
Charley's
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From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
dastardlyadjectiveUS /ˈdæstərdli/
despicably cowardly
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
at any time
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they were a happy crew for all that.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But they were a happy crew for all that.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
Lumley's
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From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they were a happy crew for all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were a happy crew for all that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men were black with smoke and their hands and faces were blistered and scratched.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading By this time every man in the gang had heard the story of Lumley's dastardly act and Charley's quick wit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Victory In due time Ranger Morton came out of the forest with his big crew.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading They had extinguished what at first bade fair to be the worst fire ever seen in their district.
