used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
placed crosswise
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
the first light of day
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
an opposing military force
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
evacuatedverbUS /ɪˈvækjəweɪtɪd/
past form of “evacuate” — move out of an unsafe location into safety
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
Fyz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
hostilitiesnounUS /hɑːˈstɪlətiz/
fighting; acts of overt warfare
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
inflatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
Lawrence'snounUS /ˈlɔːrənsɪz/
possessive form of “lawrence” — Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
the force of workers available
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
not any; not one
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
not used up
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
renewalnounUS /rɪˈnuːəl/
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
steeredverbUS /stɪrd/
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
supportingadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Fyz Ali guessed that the men had crept along the opposite bank to some distance above the bridge, then taken the water, and supporting themselves on the skins, had steered themselves over.
water-skins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the foot of the rocks south of the bridge, near Lawrence’s rifle, lay several inflated water-skins.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remaining hours of darkness were undisturbed, and at dawn there was no renewal of hostilities.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The daylight gave a clue to the means by which the enemy had crossed the river.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Lawrence wondered whether the enemy had evacuated their position beyond the bend in the track.
