used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
at or in the front
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
BRUSHverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
confrontverbUS /kənˈfrʌnt/
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
flagshipnounUS /ˈflæɡʃɪp/
the chief one of a related group
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
foolhardyadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlhɑːrdi/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
forgedadjectiveUS /fɔːrdʒd/
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
hostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
I've
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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
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 Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
make steady
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.
having come into contact
From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.
