completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
terminate
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
compassionnounUS /kəmˈpæʃən/
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
cowboysnounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
coyotenounUS /kaɪˈoʊti/
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
crestfallenadjectiveUS /ˈkrestfɔːlən/
brought low in spirit
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
Deadshot
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From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
death-dealing
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From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
didn't
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From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
increase twofold
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
gloweringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
GrouchnounUS /ɡraʊtʃ/
a bad-tempered person
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TRACKED TO HIS LAIR.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
KinounUS /kiː/
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
LAIRnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading TRACKED TO HIS LAIR.
immediately past
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
the sound of laughing
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
the force of workers available
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
paralyzeverbUS /ˈperəlaɪz/
make powerless and unable to function
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
ranchersnounUS /ˈræntʃərz/
plural of “rancher” — a person who owns or operates a ranch
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
restrainedadjectiveUS /riˈstreɪnd/
cool and formal in manner
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
propel through the air
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRACKED TO HIS LAIR.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
TRACKEDadjectiveUS /trækt/
having tracks
From this reading TRACKED TO HIS LAIR.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But so utterly crestfallen and pitiful did their companions look that they at last took compassion on them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading So absolutely by surprise had the ranchers and cowboys been taken that the shock seemed to paralyze their senses and they stared at the three men glowering from behind the death-dealing weapons as though they had never before beheld them.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
YinounUS /jiː/
a Loloish language
From this reading With difficulty, Deadshot and Ki Yi restrained their desire to break into laughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Grouch, you old coyote, why didn’t you throw up your hands, the way the gentleman told you to?” suddenly demanded the boy from the Double Cross.
