adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
dismounted
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From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
Hal
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From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading STUBBS PROVES HIMSELF.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
Ivan
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From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
PROVESverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading STUBBS PROVES HIMSELF.
rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/
with speed
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
STUBBSnounUS /stʌbz/
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading STUBBS PROVES HIMSELF.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
treesnounUS /triːz/
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 "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They halted a short distance from where Hal, Chester and Ivan stood and dismounted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the direction in which the fugitives had so recently come, there now came the noise of a rapidly approaching body of horsemen.
won't
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From this reading "We'll stay in among the trees and won't show ourselves unless we have to," Hal explained.
