used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were not yet at the end of their troubles.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
carefully weighed
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But they were not yet at the end of their troubles.
divisible by two
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
ten 10s
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
and nothing more
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
luckilyadverbUS /ˈlʌkəli/
by good fortune
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they were not yet at the end of their troubles.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
and nothing more
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
by chance
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
cut with a saw
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The pirates never thought of examining the narrow passage--perhaps they never even saw it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading But they were not yet at the end of their troubles.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, luckily, this was just what happened.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At any rate they dashed past and turned down another street, which they evidently considered to be the road the fugitives had taken.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The instant they were out of sight Drake and his companion rose to their feet and continued their run toward the palace, only a few hundred yards away now.
but in spite of that
From this reading But they were not yet at the end of their troubles.
