used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
barbaricadjectiveUS /bɑːrˈbærɪk/
without civilizing influences
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
BayardnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Not a bit of it!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
chobdars
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From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
comicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪkəl/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Not a bit of it!
immediately past
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
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 You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
engage in
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
mud-crawling
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From this reading You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
not any; not one
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a bit of it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
Richard
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From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
self-pitynoun
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
carry out
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “/For/ the last time!” said Colonel Bayard, with a comical glance of self-pity at Richard, as they rode out the next morning preceded by the chobdars with their silver sticks and followed by the barbaric escort.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would take a good deal to make him do that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The G.-G. will find out his mistake in no time, and send for you back.”
You'll
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From this reading You’ll never be left mud-crawling with a black regiment.
