used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
come to pass
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
haven't
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From this reading "No, I haven’t."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
It's
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From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I haven’t."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
Ruggles
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From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
express in words
From this reading I say, do you happen to have a glass of beer?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
with low volume
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
steeredverbUS /stɪrd/
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
summarynounUS /ˈsʌməri/
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked round in alarm, and made as though to beat a summary retreat.
in the direction of
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
watchersnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃərz/
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
at the time that
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
in or at the place that
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading When Ruggles came within a few yards of the spot where the two watchers stood, Will softly hailed him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, lifting his eyes and seeing Will among the trees, he steered towards the bank, saying-- "It’s you, is it?
