used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
ASTARA
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From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
DEFILEverb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
Forsyth
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From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
ten 10s
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
a particular point in time
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
nice-looking
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From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
cut with a saw
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
in the near future
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
express in speech
From this reading He checked to speak to me a moment, and I saw Forsyth riding with him.
make steady
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
Stephnos
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From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
we've
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From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Harry, we’ve struck it this time.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE ASTARA DEFILE The dusty white road slipped away behind us, four steady miles to the hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somewhere about the third mile I heard shouting behind me, and my men swung to one side as Stephnos came up and passed us with some one hundred and fifty mounted men.
you'll
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From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
You've
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From this reading You’ve got a nice-looking crowd there, and Stephnos tells me you’ll want them all soon.”
