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From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
in the past
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
beleagueredverbUS /bɪˈliːɡərd/
past form of “beleaguer” — annoy persistently
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
convoynounUS /ˈkɑːnvɔɪ/
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
Daly
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From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
DelhinounUS /ˈdeli/
a city in north central India
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
GuidesnounUS /ɡaɪdz/
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
and nothing more
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
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 They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
march in a procession
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
mutineersnounUS /ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪrz/
plural of “mutineer” — someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
information about recent and important events
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
on one occasion
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
PeshawarnounUS /ˈpeʃəwɔːr/
city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
Pindi
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From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
compacted by ironing
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
Rawal
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From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
free from harm or evil
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cavalry at once saddled up and galloped off to the rescue.
precisely as stated
From this reading They had covered the distance from Delhi in very different conditions from those of their historic march to the beleaguered city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There had been little fighting on the way, but news had just come to Captain Daly at his bivouac just outside Rawal Pindi, that a small convoy was hard pressed by a strong body of mutineers about ten miles distant.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They left Delhi on December 18--that was more than six weeks ago.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And now the Guides had come within a week's march of Peshawar.
