used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN BULGARIA.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN BULGARIA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
BULGARIAnounUS /bəlˈɡeriə/
a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN BULGARIA.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
placed crosswise
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
at any time
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN BULGARIA.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
go away from a place
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
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 The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
not any; not one
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
rambleverbUS /ˈræmbəl/
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
skirtedverbUS /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
trumpeters
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From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
Varnanoun
a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
at the time that
From this reading The three trumpeters, then, when they left the camp for their day’s ramble in the country, were thus armed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They skirted the hills, and then went for some distance through a plain covered with corn.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ever since the affair of the Greek firing into the camp at Varna no soldiers had been allowed to leave the camp without arms, and the cavalry always carried their swords.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Reaching a wood, they entered, then crossed a small stream by a rough bridge, arriving at a village, situated on the side of a hill.
