used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
placed in a grave
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
dismayingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪɪŋ/
causing consternation
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
falteredverbUS /ˈfɑːltərd/
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
provoking horror
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
a particular point in time
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
not one, and not any
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
SnapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
torchnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading They looked at the torch, now burnt so low it was hard to hold, and then gazed at each other.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was a truly horrible thought, and every one of the lads shivered.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, Snap, we must find some way out!" faltered Giant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Was it really true---was the hole covered up, and were they buried alive under the mountain?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading VISITED BY THE GHOST For the moment after Snap made his dismaying announcement none of the young hunters spoke.
