aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
(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 about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
blackly
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From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
immediately past
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR TRIUMPHS.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
in the near future
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
not in physical motion
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
surmisedverbUS /sərˈmaɪzd/
past form of “surmise” — infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR TRIUMPHS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
TRIUMPHSnounUS /ˈtraɪəmfs/
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE PROFESSOR TRIUMPHS.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading They soon perceived that they stood at some distance from the central stone building, and that their place of captivity had been underground as they had surmised.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading All about them the huts of the village showed blackly in the starlight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But although they had escaped from their prison they were still in fearful danger.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within ten minutes the last of them had mounted the ladder and gained the open night.
