used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Balsamides seized his arm firmly.
ascendsverbUS /əˈsendz/
third-person singular of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
Balsamides
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From this reading Balsamides seized his arm firmly.
bridle-path
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From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Get down," he said to Selim.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
a boy or man
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
with resolute determination
From this reading Balsamides seized his arm firmly.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get down," he said to Selim.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Get down," he said to Selim.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Balsamides seized his arm firmly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Get down," he said to Selim.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Balsamides seized his arm firmly.
Selim
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From this reading "Get down," he said to Selim.
Selim's
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From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
carry out
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pushed the negro forward, and got out after him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Get down," he said to Selim.
in the direction of
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Take him on the other side," he said to me in Turkish, dragging the fellow along the road in the direction of a stony bridle-path which from this point ascends into the forest.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Then Selim's coolness failed him, and he yelled aloud, struggling in our grip, and turning his head back towards the coachman.
