used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
(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 All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
travel across or pass over
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
crusader's
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From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
divisible by two
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
the force of workers available
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
a particular point in time
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
make square
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading The crowd parted slowly, and into the square rode a small troop of cavalry.
uninterruptedlyadverb
without interruption
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
the topmost one of two
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only the Black Ghost was entirely covered, even to the hands.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
a Caucasian
From this reading At their head rode the Black Ghost, on a black horse, his crusader’s cross showing white against his breast.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading We were in a second story window, and I could see uninterruptedly from the moment they entered the square.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading All his men were in black, and rode black horses, and every man in the troop wore a short black mask across the upper part of his face.
