used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
having companions or an escort
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
bijuca
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From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
Falkins
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From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
start firing a weapon
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
set up or found
From this reading Newt Spooner had found the "memento."
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Newt Spooner had found the "memento."
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
inbornadjectiveUS /ˈɪnbɔːrn/
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
InfantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
investigationsnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
mementonounUS /mɪˈmentoʊ/
a reminder of past events
From this reading Newt Spooner had found the "memento."
NewtnounUS /nuːt/
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading Newt Spooner had found the "memento."
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
ropedverbUS /roʊpt/
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
that is looked for
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
Spooner
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From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
a special situation
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He returned in grim silence to the officers, and led them to a small clearing in the _bijuca_ tangle.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading There, roped upright to a tree, was a body wearing the uniform of a first lieutenant of United States Infantry.
in or at the place that
From this reading At a place where they came upon the ashes of a dead fire, Henry Falkins halted the command, and, accompanied by a lieutenant and Sergeant Newton Spooner, undertook some investigations of his own.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
which person or people
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It was Sergeant Spooner, led by an inborn instinct which became a compass in the woods, who discovered the thing they sought.
