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From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
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From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
busieradjectiveUS /ˈbɪziər/
comparative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
the first light of day
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
ERDI
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From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
fifty-fouradjective
being four more than fifty
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
kilometersnounUS /kəˈlɑːmʌtərz/
plural of “kilometer” — a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
march in a procession
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
MARCHESnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪz/
a region in central Italy
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
used to form the superlative
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
napsnounUS /næps/
plural of “nap” — a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
not any; not one
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
readjustedverbUS /ˌriːəˈdʒʌstɪd/
past form of “readjust” — adjust anew
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading At dawn most of the men dropped back for short naps.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
tiringadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
treknounUS /trek/
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The men had had no chance to sleep during the day, but on the contrary had been busier than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a thoroughly tiring performance, however, as the first night’s march was likely to be.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading NIGHT MARCHES TO ERDI _SUNDAY, May 6._ We got away at 6:45 P.M. and made a good twelve hours’ trek of fifty-four kilometers.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading In spite of our weariness the loads had to be carefully watched and readjusted every now and then.
