used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
Askari
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From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he went back with them to their camping-place.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
terminate
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
cairnnounUS /kern/
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
camping-place
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From this reading Then he went back with them to their camping-place.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
brought together in one place
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
death of a person
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
irreparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈrepərəbəl/
impossible to repair, rectify, or amend
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
set down according to a plan
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
something that is lost
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
march in a procession
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
without speaking
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
stolidlyadverb
in a stolid manner
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he went back with them to their camping-place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Askari looked on stolidly as he gathered stones from below the bank and heaped them to form a low rude cairn.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went back with them to their camping-place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading He trudged on among his captors, a prey to utter dejection, conscious of nothing but his irreparable loss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he went back with them to their camping-place.
at the time that
From this reading He could not touch the food they offered him, and when they told him the time was come to march he got up silently and moved away mechanically with the rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Break for Liberty With his own hands Jack dug a grave near the brink of the river, and there he laid his uncle to rest.
