Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One of them had a child at the breast, which increased the difficulty.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading One of them had a child at the breast, which increased the difficulty.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

a young person of either sex

From this reading One of them had a child at the breast, which increased the difficulty.

rid of obstructions

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

a critical combination of events or circumstances

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

one or the other of two

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading One of them had a child at the breast, which increased the difficulty.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

not any; not one

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of them had a child at the breast, which increased the difficulty.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

-ing form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

move an implement through

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

confined on all sides

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

not seen or observed

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading One of them had a child at the breast, which increased the difficulty.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading In this critical conjuncture, however, something had to be done, and that without delay.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “During the third day I discovered that the two women were to have been either killed or taken from us and made slaves.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading To attempt sending them back by the road they came, would have been sacrificing them.

but in spite of that

From this reading So surrounded were we for miles on every side, that we could not stir unobserved; yet we had to devise some means for their escape, and to get them clear of the camp was a task of no ordinary difficulty and danger.