used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The Guardsmen offered to scour the woods in a body.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
cluesnounUS /kluːz/
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
displacedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪst/
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
having the place or position changed
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
fileverbUS /faɪl/
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
GALLEY-ON-LAND
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From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
gamekeepersnounUS /ˈɡeɪmkiːpərs/
plural of “gamekeeper” — a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
gendarmes
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From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
GuardsmennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdzmɪn/
plural of “guardsman” — a soldier who is a member of a unit called “the guard” or “guards”
From this reading The Guardsmen offered to scour the woods in a body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Guardsmen offered to scour the woods in a body.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
indicationsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
initialnounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
intentnessnoun
the quality of being intent and concentrated
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
Lecour
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From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
mossesnounUS /ˈmɔːsəz/
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
newly-broken
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From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The Guardsmen offered to scour the woods in a body.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
recommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
move hurridly
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
scourverbUS /ˈskaʊər/
examine minutely
From this reading The Guardsmen offered to scour the woods in a body.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
soberlyadverbUS /ˈsoʊbərli/
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lecour soberly recommended a different plan, which they adopted, and placing his six friends and several royal gamekeepers in Indian file he started at their head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading As he entered the woods the traces of the first rush back of the robbers gave a mass of easy clues and an initial direction.
trappersnounUS /ˈtræpərz/
plural of “trapper” — someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
twigsnounUS /twɪɡz/
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
un-French
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From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GALLEY-ON-LAND At three o'clock a search party of friends and gendarmes from the Palace, at which the occurrence had aroused something of a flutter, came back to the place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They followed him without speaking and watched him closely as, with an intentness quite un-French, he bent down to see farther through the trees, examined the branches for newly-broken twigs, the displaced stones, the crushed mosses, disturbed grass, and soft places of the ground, and the little indications read and looked for by trappers and Indians.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The Guardsmen offered to scour the woods in a body.
