used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
in actual fact
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
anew
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy was routed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
jadedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒeɪdəd/
exhausted
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
Laswaree
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From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
the force of workers available
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
Mulha's
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From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
routedverbUS /ˈruːtɪd/
past form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading The enemy was routed.
sabrenounUS /ˈseɪbər/
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
put a saddle on
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
sectionsnounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
sheathedadjectiveUS /ʃiːðd/
enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
snortverbUS /snɔːrt/
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Owen rode at the head of his men, his sabre sheathed, his head sunk deep between his shoulders, and his eyes almost closed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
up to a particular time
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Every now and again he actually fell asleep in the saddle, till a snort from one of the jaded horses or a touch from Mulha's hand awakened him.
in the direction of
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
a Caucasian
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
which person or people
From this reading An End to Mystery The moon was up and the stars out in their thousands as Owen and the small band of troopers, native and white, who had ridden at his knee during the pursuit, turned their weary horses towards Laswaree.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far and wide the plain was scattered with the fallen, and on every hand knots and sections of the cavalry force which had helped in that great day were straggling back to the division.
