used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
(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 He pointed to three all growing together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
boxsled
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From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
cadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
Colby
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From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
move gently or carefully
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
set up or found
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
Gif
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From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He pointed to three all growing together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed to three all growing together.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know those very well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know those very well.
immediately past
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "See those peculiar trees over there?"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "See those peculiar trees over there?"
having a point
From this reading He pointed to three all growing together.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See those peculiar trees over there?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "See those peculiar trees over there?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "See those peculiar trees over there?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He pointed to three all growing together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He pointed to three all growing together.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "See those peculiar trees over there?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "I know those very well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
we're
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From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I know those very well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT The six cadets from Colby Hall found the side road the Germans had mentioned with ease; and after that it was not long before they came to a spot which looked familiar to Gif.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Thank fortune! we're on the right road at last," cried the young driver of the boxsled.
