used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BEDOUIN TRIBE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
BEDOUINnounUS /ˈbedoʊən/
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading A BEDOUIN TRIBE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
Blagrove
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From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
court-yard
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From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
EdgarnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
set up or found
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
the head of a state government
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The men have had their punishment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The men have had their punishment.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
the act of punishing
From this reading "The men have had their punishment.
one of four equal parts
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
sheiknounUS /ʃiːk/
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
carry out
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The men have had their punishment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
TRIBEnounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading A BEDOUIN TRIBE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two hours before the sheik returned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have been fortunate," he said, as Mr. Blagrove and Edgar came out into the court-yard as he entered.
in or at the place that
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The governor, after hearing my story, sent to the head of the police, and charged him to take four men down with him into the quarter where men of this sort are generally to be found.
