used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
abominated
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From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
ArabsnounUS /ˈærəbz/
plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
placed in a grave
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
camel-driver
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From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
camel-drivers
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From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
deathsnounUS /deθs/
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
feignedadjectiveUS /feɪnd/
not genuine
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
jambiyeh
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From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
go away from a place
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
Leclair
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From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
LegionariesnounUS /ˈliːdʒəneriz/
plural of “legionary” — a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
lieutenant'snounUS /luːˈtenənts/
possessive form of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
mange-stained
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From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
not one, and not any
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading Not all his long experience with Arabs had prevented him from bending over a dead camel-driver.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
rusenounUS /ruːz/
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The dead man had suddenly revived from his feigned death and driven a _jambiyeh_ into the base of the lieutenant's throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
a just detectable amount
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
wady
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From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
in or at the place that
From this reading "WHERE THERE IS NONE BUT ALLAH" An hour after sundown, four Legionaries pushed westward, driving the gaunt, mange-stained camels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the sand near the wady lay buried Leclair and all the camel-drivers, with the sand smoothed over them so as to leave as little trace as possible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab.
