used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Pursuit would be almost certain, Dick reasoned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
Baptiste
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From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pursuit would be almost certain, Dick reasoned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Pursuit would be almost certain, Dick reasoned.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
someone who is a detective
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
divisible by two
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
made afraid
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
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 The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
a human being
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
poplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Pursuit would be almost certain, Dick reasoned.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
reasonedadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənd/
logically valid
From this reading Pursuit would be almost certain, Dick reasoned.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
move hurridly
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
not in physical motion
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
carry out
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
thwartedadjectiveUS /ˈθwɔːrtɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two brothers, smarting under their recent thwarted attempt to take Dick prisoner, would be anxious to even the score.
undiminishedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndəˈmɪnɪʃt/
not lessened or diminished
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
uppermostadjectiveUS /ˈʌpərmoʊst/
at or nearest to the top
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of the fact that travelling was now more difficult, Dick made remarkably good time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought uppermost in his mind was to put as many miles between him and the treacherous Baptiste as possible, to go on with undiminished speed until darkness came to prevent further progress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pursuit would be almost certain, Dick reasoned.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A very alert and still somewhat frightened young man in the person of Dick Kent hurried across the small creek he had commenced following a few hours before, and struck off through the heavy forest of spruce and poplar, which lay between him and Fort Good Faith.
