used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
(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 By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading M. Delange could not help saying.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
Delange
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From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
dintnounUS /dɪnt/
interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading M. Delange could not help saying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
and nothing more
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Delange could not help saying.
MMnounUS /m/
a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
Morin
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From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
Nassar
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From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor woman!"
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Queen," said he, "has not gone back to her country.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading M. Delange could not help saying.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
in or at that place or location
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
close enough to be walked to
From this reading By dint of walking all night she has just overtaken us, and is hiding down below there, behind a rock."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading About five o'clock on the following morning, just as the caravan was about to get under way, Nassar came up to MM. de Morin and Delange.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Poor woman!"
