adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am Captain Graheme--what would you with me?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
bearernounUS /ˈberər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You have come to the right man,” Malcolm said.
countrymannounUS /ˈkʌntrimən/
a man from your own country
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
Graheme
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have come to the right man,” Malcolm said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am Captain Graheme--what would you with me?”
ImperialistsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪsts/
plural of “imperialist” — a believer in imperialism
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
liningnounUS /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
Malcolm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You have come to the right man,” Malcolm said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
outpostnounUS /ˈaʊtpoʊst/
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You have come to the right man,” Malcolm said.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have come to the right man,” Malcolm said.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “I am the bearer of a letter to you,” the man said, and taking off his cap he pulled out the lining and brought out a letter hidden beneath it.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I am Captain Graheme--what would you with me?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day in the month of December, when Malcolm Graheme was with his regiment on outpost duty closely watching the Imperialists, a countryman approached.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I am Captain Graheme--what would you with me?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you direct me to Captain Malcolm Graheme, who, they tell me, belongs to this regiment?”
