used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
aides-de-camp
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From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
AlgeriansnounUS /ælˈdʒiːriənz/
plural of “algerian” — a native or inhabitant of Algeria
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
(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 All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
bandiedverbUS /ˈbændid/
inflected form of “bandy” — toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
Beatrix
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From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
Bitche
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From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The ground trembled as the rolling guns were dragged upward to the heights.
divisible by two
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground trembled as the rolling guns were dragged upward to the heights.
gunnersnounUS /ˈɡʌnərz/
plural of “gunner” — a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
GUNSTETT
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From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
HUSSARS
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From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
infantrymennounUS /ˈɪnfæntrimən/
plural of “infantryman” — fights on foot with small arms
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
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 All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
lurkedverbUS /lɜːrkt/
past form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
not any; not one
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
Reichshofen
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From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The ground trembled as the rolling guns were dragged upward to the heights.
cut with a saw
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
sentrynounUS /ˈsentri/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
the state of being asleep
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
soakingnounUS /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
solitudes
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From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The ground trembled as the rolling guns were dragged upward to the heights.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
directed up
From this reading The ground trembled as the rolling guns were dragged upward to the heights.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
watchfires
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From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE HUSSARS ARE AT GUNSTETT It fell wet upon the morrow, a heavy soaking rain, which quenched the watchfires and wet the shivering troopers to their very skins.
which person or people
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading She beheld the aides-de-camp dashing wildly down toward the hollow or away to Reichshofen or Bitche.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading All day long, weary infantrymen and gunners sleeping upon their guns came listlessly down the valley road; even the woodland heights were solitudes no more.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Beatrix, worn with anxiety and waiting, saw the dark faces of the Algerians as they lurked about the garden gate and bandied words with the sentry who had been posted there.
