used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
have
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
BermudanounUS /bərˈmjuːdə/
a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
BrigadenounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
Clarke
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From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
crocodilenounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
demanding attention
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
true confidential information
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
eucalyptusnounUS /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/
wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
only a very short time before
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
and nothing more
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
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 Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
majoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
march in a procession
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
at the same time but in another place
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
precautionnounUS /priˈkɔːʃən/
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
Sahibnoun
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
sharksnounUS /ʃɑːrks/
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
in the near future
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
carry out
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
express in words
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The colonel, meanwhile, played "The March of the Lost Brigade" in slow time.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then Parker described a crocodile hunt, and Captain Clarke gave some details about sharks in Bermuda, which are not dangerous as long as people take the precaution of jumping into the water in company.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "The story soon got about for twenty miles round, and for several weeks I could not go through a village without two or three old men rushing at me and crying, ’Sahib, sahib, a bear up the tree!’
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I need hardly tell you that they had just made their wives climb up."
ZealandnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading The New Zealand major put some eucalyptus leaves in the fire so that the smell might remind him of the Bush.
