used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
AlhambranounUS /ælˈhæmbrə/
a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
lacking funds
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
coolies
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From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
culpritnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
Escolta
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From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
essayed
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From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
hydrantsnounUS /ˈhaɪdrənts/
plural of “hydrant” — a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
jabberingnoun
rapid and indistinct speech
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
lappingnounUS /ˈlæpɪŋ/
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
ManilanounUS /məˈnɪlə/
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
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 Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
a particular point in time
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
go across or through
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
done under pressure
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The soldier police essayed an arrest; the culprit broke and ran; the guard fired; a lot of coolies, taking alarm, fled jabbering to the river side.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The natives, looking for trouble any moment, rushed to their homes.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
unarmedadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːrmd/
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
From this reading Some soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled over the tables and chairs in the Alhambra in their dash for the open street.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
vagrantnounUS /ˈveɪɡrənt/
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Far over near the Escolta somebody shot at a vagrant dog lapping water from a little pool under one of the many hydrants.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading That was a wild day in Manila.
