used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
have
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BEAR.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BEAR.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
duckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
Garry
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From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
iron's
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From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
let's
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From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
not any; not one
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BEAR.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BEAR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
in the direction of
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So saying, Garry led the way back for about half a mile.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "We must strike while the iron's hot, and it seems to be hot tonight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There will be less chance of our being observed there, and no chance of our being overheard."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Listen fellows, let's duck back towards the woods for a bit and have a council of war," ordered Garry.
