used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
acquainting
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From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
in addition
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
apprehendedadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhendɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
DebatingverbUS /dəˈbeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “debate” — argue with one another
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
an opposing military force
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
Haines's
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From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
how
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From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
a person, without saying who
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
stealthyadjectiveUS /ˈstelθi/
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If so, they must be apprehended, but how?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Doubtless someone from the camp of the enemy had discovered and was now watching us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading TAKEN INTO THE BRITISH CAMP I stood there, as I have said, watching the disappearance of Lieutenant Haines’s boat, but I was also listening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Debating this question in my own mind without acquainting my companions with my suspicions, I gave orders to prepare our camp for the night.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading During my conversation with him I was quite sure that I had heard a stealthy step in the woods back of me.
