used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
travel across or pass over
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
the first light of day
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
the act of discovering something
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On hands and knees they made for the open.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading On hands and knees they made for the open.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading On hands and knees they made for the open.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
for more time
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On hands and knees they made for the open.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
not any; not one
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On hands and knees they made for the open.
on one occasion
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
and nothing more
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY had only one hope of getting free.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By some means they must cross the open courtyard, and creep round to the Castle gate before the coming dawn had time to reveal them.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More than once they stopped and lay full length on the ground, so near they were to discovery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With no longer the shadow of the Castle walls to conceal them, their peril was greatly increased.
