afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
anew
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
next to; at the side of
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
confined by bonds
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
brigands
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
cloaks
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From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
fatiguingverbUS /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
and nothing more
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
others
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From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
uttered with a trill
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
for a short time
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
in the near future
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One of the brigands then took his seat beside them, and the others, rolling themselves in their cloaks, were soon asleep at the fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ESCAPE Shortly after the meal was over, the brigands rose.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were again bound, and were laid down on the ground near the fire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boys, tired as they were by the long and fatiguing day through which they had passed, were some time getting off to sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, with their arms bound by their side, the only way of doing so was by lying flat upon their backs.
