used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
Bazán
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From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading His faith in his yellow-haired captain was restored.
cocoanutnoun
large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
EcuadornounUS /ˈekwədɔːr/
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
elatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈleɪtəd/
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading His faith in his yellow-haired captain was restored.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His faith in his yellow-haired captain was restored.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
interfereverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
interlopersnounUS /ˈɪntərloʊpərz/
plural of “interloper” — someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
machetesnounUS /məˈʃetiːz/
plural of “machete” — a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
Miguel
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From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
O'Donnell
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From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
held or filled or in use
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
with little or no delay
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading His faith in his yellow-haired captain was restored.
RICARDOnounUS /rɪˈkɑːrdoʊ/
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
Señor
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From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
Twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There had been no waiting upon the movements of the interlopers from Ecuador.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
which person or people
From this reading One of them was promptly occupied by Señor Bazán, who was elated at seeing things move in such brisk and orderly fashion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RICARDO PLAYS IT ALONE Twenty-four hours sufficed to cut a trail with machetes, and pitch the tents in the cocoanut grove.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading If Don Miguel O’Donnell should presume to interfere, so much the worse for him.
yellow-haired
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From this reading His faith in his yellow-haired captain was restored.
