used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
any person at all
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
exhale hard
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You don't think that's too much of a hair trigger, do you?
don't
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From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
Dragoonverb
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
filingnounUS /ˈfaɪlɪŋ/
the entering of a legal document into the public record
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
Innes
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From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Quartel?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
mainspringnoun
the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You don't think that's too much of a hair trigger, do you?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
Quartel
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From this reading "Where is Quartel?"
screwnounUS /skruː/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
that's
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From this reading "You don't think that's too much of a hair trigger, do you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You don't think that's too much of a hair trigger, do you?
tighteningnounUS /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/
the act of making something tighter
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Tongue between his teeth, Bailey slipped the mainspring into the butt of his Dragoon, tightening the strain screw against it carefully.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You don't think that's too much of a hair trigger, do you?
triggerverbUS /ˈtrɪɡər/
put in motion or move to act
From this reading "I never heard of anybody filing a hair trigger down below a pound."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Quartel?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
you'll
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From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't blow your foot off, you'll blow your head off," Innes told Bailey.
