used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
anew
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
(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 "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gazed steadfastly at her enemy.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading She felt that she was beaten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
BelgianadjectiveUS /ˈbeldʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
CROSS-EXAMINATIONnoun
(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
Dorothy
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From this reading "A splendid idea!" said Dorothy in a low voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
an opposing military force
From this reading She gazed steadfastly at her enemy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that she was beaten.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gazed steadfastly at her enemy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
HarnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/
put a harness
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gazed steadfastly at her enemy.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "A splendid idea!" said Dorothy in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A splendid idea!" said Dorothy in a low voice.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
Let's
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From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "A splendid idea!" said Dorothy in a low voice.
MagpienounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪ/
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
One-eyedadjectiveUS /ˌwʌˈnaɪd/
having or showing only one eye
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
Saint-Quentin
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From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed steadfastly at her enemy.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "A splendid idea!" said Dorothy in a low voice.
steadfastlyadverbUS /ˈstedfæstli/
with resolute determination
From this reading She gazed steadfastly at her enemy.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that she was beaten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Harness One-eyed Magpie; let's all five of us hide ourselves in the caravan and hell for leather for the Belgian frontier!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "A splendid idea!" said Dorothy in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt that she was beaten.
which person or people
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE CROSS-EXAMINATION "Let's bolt!" again said Saint-Quentin, who had sunk down on to a trunk and would have been incapable of making a single step.
