used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
with anger
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
assemblagenounUS /əˈsemblədʒ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
BenedictnounUS /ˈbenədɪkt/
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
put on clothes
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
eagle-beaked
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From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
eagle-eyedadjective
capable of seeing to a great distance
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
divisible by two
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Men, fall in for a moment.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Men, fall in for a moment.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
Gabe
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From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
a man of refinement
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
the force of workers available
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Men, fall in for a moment.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
Nathan
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From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
with speed
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
cut with a saw
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning, he saw Colonel Allen and another gentleman, eagle-eyed, eagle-beaked, in handsome military dress, talking angrily in the midst of an excited group.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At length Allen turned his passionate face toward the men and called in a loud voice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Here,” waving his hand toward his companion, as the men rapidly fell into line, “is Mr. Benedict Arnold.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even while Nathan watched Gabe and his master depart into the forest southward, he became aware the assemblage was moved by some new object of interest.
