used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
(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 THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
DUELnounUS /ˈduːəl/
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
Hal
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From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
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 Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
held or filled or in use
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
Overton
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From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
pistolnounUS /ˈpɪstəl/
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
rascalsnounUS /ˈræskəlz/
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE DUEL IN THE DARK ALL this had occupied but a few seconds.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I'll get one, or both of the rascals--dead or alive!" flashed through his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Not even those two pistol shots brought him to a halt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Private Hal Overton was on duty, and bent on business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet one of the bullets struck the ground beside him as he raced, the other fanning his left cheek with a little breeze.
