Chapter XII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

any person at all

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

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From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I can scarcely say, senor.

not accessible to view

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

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From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading "Even in daylight?"

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

divisible by two

From this reading "Even in daylight?"

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I can scarcely say, senor.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

go across or through

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

move with force

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

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From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

express in words

From this reading "I can scarcely say, senor.

only a very short time before

From this reading "I can scarcely say, senor.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”

From this reading "I can scarcely say, senor.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

which person or people

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading It must depend upon how wide the soldiers push out their search parties, and how well those who guide them know the country.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But they would have difficulty in finding anyone in Daroca to act as guide; and without a guide the soldiers themselves might pass and repass the place without suspicion."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And how long, think you, could anyone lie concealed at Calvarro’s?"