used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
move towards
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading THE ENEMIES.
exposeverbUS /ɪkˈspoʊz/
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
feudalists
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From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
go away from a place
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
the light of the Moon
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
riskyadjectiveUS /ˈrɪski/
involving risk or danger
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
except for; apart from
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The body lay not a dozen steps from the cabin and it would not do to let his fellows approach that close to the little fort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMIES.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Either they must save him themselves, if he was not already dead, or leave him to die alone in the night.
a special situation
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a risky thing to attempt.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To venture outside would be to expose themselves in the bright moonlight to the bullets of the feudalists, but the two plucky lads never hesitated.
