used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
(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 Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
Antonio
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From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
bramblesnounUS /ˈbræmbəlz/
plural of “bramble” — any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
Dudley
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From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
employernounUS /emˈplɔɪər/
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
shoot down, of birds
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
and nothing more
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
rascalsnounUS /ˈræskəlz/
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
Sarvisti
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From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
in or at that place or location
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
thudverbUS /θʌd/
make a dull sound
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However hopeless matters look, I will fight these rascals, for to give in now means almost certain death to our employer."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
which person or people
From this reading About him, spread full length in the grass and brambles, and separated here and there by the trunk of a tree, lay his little band of followers, the gallant fellows who stood between him and capture.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE FOREST "I will never surrender!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dudley gave expression to his thoughts aloud, and as he spoke brought one clenched fist down upon the root of a tree against which he lay, with a thud which all could hear.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Grim and stern they were too, and, if only it had been light, Antonio Sarvisti, could he have seen them, would not have been so confident.
