anew
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
at or in or to any place
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been discovered, then!
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading He had not been discovered, then!
Ewen
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From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
forded
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From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been discovered, then!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
HighlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
lairnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
go away from a place
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
Lochy
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From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
engage in
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
not any; not one
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
quitverbUS /kwɪt/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
saferadjectiveUS /ˈseɪfər/
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
except for; apart from
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
express in words
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He had not been discovered, then!
in or at that place or location
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But now was undoubtedly the time to quit his lair and get back over the bridge and along the short but dangerous stretch of high road, until he could leave it and make for the river Lochy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
at the time that
From this reading When Ewen came fully to himself again it was night, the pale Highland summer night; he could not guess the hour.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He lay listening; there was no sound anywhere save the rushing of the river below him, nothing to tell him whether the troopers had returned or no.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he had forded Lochy and was on the other side of the Great Glen he would be safer.
