Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

(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 was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

cut or trimmed by clipping

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

having the place or position changed

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

the act of departing

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

a humming noise

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

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 All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

easily agitated

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

and nothing more

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

go across or through

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

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From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

move hurridly

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

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From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There everything seemed normal, strange though the place was.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

move through by or as by digging

From this reading It was a relief to both scouts to pass into the tunnel.

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From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading All about was a curious silence, broken only by the sounds that the birds made, and the humming insects, which were not at all disturbed by war and the ruin it left in its wake.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And in a few moments they were back in the great hall of the Suvaroff house, and were being greeted with delight by old Vladimir, though he reproached them, too, for coming back.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading THE TRICK It was nervous work going through the lower floor of the house, through the garden, trampled by the rush of the Cossack charge, through bushes clipped and torn by bullets.