used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
Alvez
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From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
Coimbra
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From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
Harris'snounUS /ˈherɪsɪz/
possessive form of “harris” — United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
of the present time and place
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
Negoro
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From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
not any; not one
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
Sand'snounUS /sændz/
possessive form of “sand” — a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
