Chapter XXIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

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From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

possessing life

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

(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 In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

closed to traffic

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

noisy like the sound of a bee

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

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From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading We were not long in reaching the cave.

a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

carefully weighed

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

rural regions

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

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From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

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 We were not long in reaching the cave.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I hurriedly considered in my mind the course of events.

not any; not one

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We were not long in reaching the cave.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading We were not long in reaching the cave.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

in or at that place or location

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

a special situation

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were not long in reaching the cave.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In three hours’ riding the soldiers, all stark as they were, would come to Abington, and in three more the road to Douglasdale would be blocked by a dozen companies.

at the time that

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It was no light thing thus to have set the whole hell’s byke in Clydesdale buzzing about my ears.

in the company of; together with

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading OF OUR WANDERINGS AMONG THE MOORS OF CLYDE If there had been haste before in our journey there was the more now, when in a few hours the countryside would be alive with our foes.