used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
Bardur
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From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
court-yard
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From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
at any time
From this reading The place was the same as ever.
set up or found
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
gun-cases
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From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
the literary culture
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
medleynounUS /ˈmedli/
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading The same medley of races perambulated the streets.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
not any; not one
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
OUTPOSTSnounUS /ˈaʊtpoʊsts/
plural of “outpost” — a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
perambulated
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From this reading The same medley of races perambulated the streets.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was the same as ever.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading The same medley of races perambulated the streets.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The place was the same as ever.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
sniffedverbUS /snɪft/
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
snowsnounUS /snoʊz/
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The same medley of races perambulated the streets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
thievesnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
tongas
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From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
in the direction of
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was the same as ever.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading THE OUTPOSTS Towards the close of a wet afternoon two tongas discharged Lewis, George, two native servants, and a collection of gun-cases in the court-yard of the one hotel in Bardur.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had made a record journey up country, stopping to present no letters of introduction, which are the thieves of time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, as Lewis found himself in the strait valley, with the eternal snows where the sky should be, and sniffed the dry air from the granite walls, he glowed with the pleasure of recollection.
