used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
conesnounUS /koʊnz/
plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
fir-tree
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From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
a person of German nationality
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
hiding-place
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From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
and nothing more
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
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 The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
MINIÈRES
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From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
not any; not one
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
in other respects or ways
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
get by special effort
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
the state of being asleep
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
stacknounUS /stæk/
an orderly pile
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
stacksnounUS /stæks/
a large number or amount
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
not in physical motion
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
thinningnounUS /ˈθɪnɪŋ/
the act of diluting something
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The branches, still green, stretched from one stack to the other, making their hiding-place more secure.
a shaky motion
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
Ulrich
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From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE FOREST OF THE MINIÈRES Night was falling, but Jean was still on German soil.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
which person or people
From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A storm of wind blew across the mountain, but otherwise no sound could be heard upon the heights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
wood-cutters
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From this reading The two men had crept into a space between two stacks of branches left by the wood-cutters, who had been thinning the fir-tree plantation.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He was sleeping, worn out with fatigue; he lay stretched upon a bed of moss and fir cones, while M. Ulrich watched, on the look out for fresh danger, still trembling from the danger he had just escaped.
