used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
equally
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
countrymennounUS /ˈkʌntrimɪn/
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
Darrin
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From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
estimatingverbUS /ˈestəmeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “estimate” — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
How
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From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
go away from a place
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
long-drawn-out
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From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
the force of workers available
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
multitudesnounUS /ˈmʌltətjuːdz/
plural of “multitude” — a large indefinite number
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
not any; not one
From this reading How many Chinese had fallen in the fight Darrin had no means of estimating.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
with little or no delay
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
sheddingnounUS /ˈʃedɪŋ/
the process whereby something is shed
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
snailnounUS /sneɪl/
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had seen many fall, but dead and wounded alike had been promptly carried away by their own countrymen.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
people who are wounded
From this reading The pace was set by the men most severely wounded.
yamen
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From this reading Like a long-drawn-out snail the procession crept through the yamen gates.
but in spite of that
From this reading Was it safe to leave the yamen while multitudes were yet abroad in the city, and those multitudes angry over the shedding of Chinese blood?
