used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And the man ran further away than ever.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
exhale hard
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
Dave
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From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
don't
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From this reading “Yes—look for yourself, if you don’t believe it!”
at any time
From this reading And the man ran further away than ever.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
frontiersmannoun
a man who lives on the frontier
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading And the man ran further away than ever.
the act of departing
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes—look for yourself, if you don’t believe it!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Yes—look for yourself, if you don’t believe it!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the man ran further away than ever.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
others
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From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And the man ran further away than ever.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the man ran further away than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Going to blow us up?” he queried.
which person or people
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The announcement that the frontiersman made filled Dave and the others who heard it with horror.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes—look for yourself, if you don’t believe it!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes—look for yourself, if you don’t believe it!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Yes—look for yourself, if you don’t believe it!”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading For the moment the youth could not believe the evidence of his senses.
