Chapter III · Lila’s Departure

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

with no effort to conceal

From this reading Chuckwalla wore a long, sad-looking mustache, and his head was as bald as a baseball.

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

From this reading Chuckwalla wore a long, sad-looking mustache, and his head was as bald as a baseball.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

set up or found

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

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From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Chuckwalla wore a long, sad-looking mustache, and his head was as bald as a baseball.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

staying power

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

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 The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading Chuckwalla wore a long, sad-looking mustache, and his head was as bald as a baseball.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Chuckwalla wore a long, sad-looking mustache, and his head was as bald as a baseball.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

not in physical motion

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Morning at the Circle Spade still found Rance McCoy humped in his chair beside the table in the old living-room.

plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The lamp had burned dry long since, and the chimney was soot-streaked.

tanned and coarsened from being outdoors

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading Chuckwalla wore a long, sad-looking mustache, and his head was as bald as a baseball.

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

From this reading “Chuckwalla Ike” Hazen, the old cook, was in the kitchen, wrestling with the cooking utensils.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Chuckwalla Ike was as old as Rance McCoy, a weather-beaten old desert cook, crooked in the legs from riding bad horses in his youth, with his left elbow slightly out of line from stopping a bullet.