used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
the state of being absent
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
Colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
draftnounUS /dræft/
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
ELANDSBERGEN
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From this reading ELANDSBERGEN.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
Florian
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From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
Hammersley's
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From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
I've
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From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
and nothing more
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
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 company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
MacIan
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From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
approval to do something
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
picquet
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From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
QuartermasternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərmæstər/
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
Sheldrakenoun
large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
in the near future
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
refrain from harming
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is just like me--I've a head, and so has a pin!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
at the time that
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
which person or people
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Quartermaster will lend you his horse, and you can have my spare revolver and ammunition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The company's money I have left among my heavier baggage in the fort beyond Elandsbergen, and I have got the Colonel's permission to send you back for it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Next morning when the picquet was relieved young Sheldrake, who paid Hammersley's company in absence of the latter, who was soon expected with a strong draft from England, said to Florian-- 'Look here, MacIan, I've made a stupid mistake.
