used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
AnatolianounUS /ˌænəˈtoʊliə/
a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
bayonetsnounUS /ˈbeɪənets/
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
BEERHOUSE
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From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
Britishernoun
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
detachmentnounUS /dɪˈtætʃmənt/
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
being one more than ten
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
entrained
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From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
ferocitynounUS /fərˈɑːsəti/
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
FultonnounUS /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
furorenoun
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
a person of German nationality
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
Haidar
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From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
half-past
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From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
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 About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
Marmoranoun
an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
PashanounUS /pəˈʃɑː/
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
POLICEMANnounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
prison-house
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From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
Psamatia
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From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
RUSSIANnounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
scorchingadjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
transport commercially
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
move stealthily
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
Tommies
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From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
TURKISHadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
TurksnounUS /tɜːrks/
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Three of us--Fulton, Stone, and myself--had made up our minds to slip away, or if needs be dash away, before the party entrained at Haidar Pasha, on the Asiatic shore of the Sea of Marmora.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
WAITRESSnounUS /ˈweɪtrəs/
a woman waiter
From this reading A GREEK WAITRESS, A GERMAN BEERHOUSE, A TURKISH POLICEMAN, AND A RUSSIAN SHIP At half-past eleven of a scorching morning every Britisher at Psamatia marched away from the prison-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
White'snounUS /waɪts/
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading As a result of the furore that followed White's escape, twenty-four hours earlier, the Turks were sending us into the interior of Anatolia.
which person or people
From this reading In the rear was the Turkish officer in charge, with a screen of six guards, who showed fixed bayonets, loaded rifles, and smiling ferocity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading About fifty Tommies, with a detachment of guards, left first; and we--the fifteen officer prisoners--followed twenty yards behind them.
