used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
Adele
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From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
blotchnounUS /blɑːttʃ/
an irregularly shaped spot
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
Catinat
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From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
conversingverbUS /kənˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
Du
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From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
embrasures
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From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
Lhut
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From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE STOCKADE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
done under pressure
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
express in words
From this reading "A thousand of them, you say?"
seigneurnoun
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
starredadjectiveUS /stɑːrd/
marked with an asterisk
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
STOCKADEnounUS /ˈstɑːkeɪd/
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE STOCKADE.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE STOCKADE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE STOCKADE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "A thousand of them, you say?"
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "A thousand of them, you say?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite 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 As he passed a bullet came piping through one of the narrow embrasures and starred itself in a little blotch of lead upon the opposite wall.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Having left Adele to the care of her Indian hostess, and warned her for her life to keep from the windows, De Catinat seized his musket and rushed downstairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The seigneur had already descended and was conversing with Du Lhut beside the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A thousand of them, you say?"
