used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
a youthful male person
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
ConsulnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəl/
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
the act of departing
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
communicated in words
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
Harrington
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From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
Hernandez
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From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
and nothing more
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
Seauterey
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From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
express in words
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I’ll have my clerk tell him to wait when he comes in,” said the consul.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Mr. Willing expressed his alarm over Dick’s safety, and they waited ten minutes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
which person or people
From this reading The general announced that he was not only willing but eager to round up Hernandez, who, he said, was the real head of the revolution in Western Mexico.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Mr. Willing and Colonel Ashton, to go back to the time that Dick left them after the departure of Consul Harrington, were greatly alarmed when the boy failed to return immediately.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half an hour after his departure Consul Harrington returned with General Seauterey and half a dozen troopers.
