adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Call back the people, Ratcliffe."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
bean-hool
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From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
CallverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call back the people, Ratcliffe."
callant
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From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
cleek
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From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəs/
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
disappointedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
fiscaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪskəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
hollowedverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊd/
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
It's
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From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
obeyedverbUS /oʊˈbeɪd/
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Call back the people, Ratcliffe."
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
Ratcliffe
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From this reading Call back the people, Ratcliffe."
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
rencontre
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From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
RobertsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsən/
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
ScottishnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
Sharpitlaw
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From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
signalnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəl/
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
to-night
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From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She told me she saw Robertson go into the ruins, so I made what haste I could to cleek the callant."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "It's all over now," said Sharpitlaw; "we shall see no more of him to-night; but he shall hide himself in a bean-hool, if he remains on Scottish ground without my finding him.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ratcliffe hollowed to the dispersed officers, who willingly obeyed the signal; for probably there was no individual among them who would have been much desirous of a rencontre, hand to hand, and at a distance from his comrades, with such an active and desperate fellow as Robertson.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it only you, and be d--d to you?" answered the fiscal, still more disappointed--"what made you leave the woman?"
