used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
ambulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
AuthorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
Capt
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From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
cautionnounUS /ˈkɑːʃən/
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
clatteringverbUS /ˈklætərɪŋ/
-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
DEL
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From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
denyingverbUS /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
MUERTO
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From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
paymasternoun
a person in charge of paying wages
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
RANCHO
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From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading The paymaster admitted that to himself as his ambulance slowly drove in, and his escort of half a dozen troopers came clattering after.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
uncannyadjectiveUS /ənˈkæni/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading And Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors RANCHO DEL MUERTO, By Charles King, Capt. U. S. Army.
precisely as stated
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O denying it--there was something uncanny about the place at the very first glance.
which person or people
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It was his first visit to the spot, and he shrugged his broad shoulders and murmured a word of caution to the silent clerk who sat beside him:
