used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
ArcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
damsels
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From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
psychological suffering
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
EskimonounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
at any time
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
graphicallyadverbUS /ˈɡræfɪkli/
in a diagrammatic manner
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
gunmennounUS /ˈɡʌnmen/
plural of “gunman” — a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
how
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From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
used to form the superlative
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
MountiesnounUS /ˈmaʊntiz/
the federal police force of Canada
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
movienounUS /ˈmuːvi/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
as might be expected
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
PatrolsnounUS /pəˈtroʊlz/
plural of “patrol” — a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
producersnounUS /prəˈduːsərz/
plural of “producer” — someone who manufactures something
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
rescuingverbUS /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
resigningverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
have in common
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
toughestadjectiveUS /ˈtʌfəst/
superlative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading An Arctic adventure of a most unusual sort is graphically set forth by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will briefly record how it was brought about.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Since resigning from the force and taking up my abode in a city I have been greatly amused at fiction writers and movie producers’ ideas of the work of the Mounties; according to those fellows we spent the most of our time hunting desperate gunmen and rescuing beautiful damsels in distress.
a late time of life
From this reading For a good many years I was a member of the Arctic Patrols of the old Royal Northwest Mounted Police--now called Royal Canadian Mounted Police--and naturally had my share of the duties assigned that force.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the toughest trip I ever made I rescued a female, young but not beautiful--an Eskimo baby, in fact.
