used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
BUFFALOnounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
BULLSnounUS /bʊlz/
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
buryingnounUS /ˈberiɪŋ/
concealing something under the ground
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
Cavité
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Dan
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
don't
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Gaston
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
GoryadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːri/
covered with blood
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
inactionnounUS /ˌɪˈnækʃən/
the state of being inactive
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
ManilanounUS /məˈnɪlə/
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
rebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
TREEDadjective
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
undecidedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
we'll
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
which person or people
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
