used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
(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 This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
apprehendverbUS /ˌæprɪˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
Ascot's
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From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
banditnounUS /ˈbændət/
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
have
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
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 "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
Culpepper
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From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
encountersnounUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərz/
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
at any time
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
fightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
fixesnounUS /ˈfɪksɪz/
plural of “fix” — informal terms for a difficult situation
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
gleanedverbUS /ɡliːnd/
past form of “glean” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
Hawk's
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From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
and nothing more
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
engage in
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
MountiesnounUS /ˈmaʊntiz/
the federal police force of Canada
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
others
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From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
provingverbUS /ˈpruːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
raidsnounUS /reɪdz/
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seems to bear a charmed life and bullets fail to bring him down.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
in a serious manner
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
TerritorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
toughestadjectiveUS /ˈtʌfəst/
superlative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading This Hawk is said to be the toughest nut ever doing business in all this great region.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
precisely as stated
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
(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 Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
at the time that
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
WinnipegnounUS /ˈwɪnɪpəɡ/
the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack seemed very well satisfied with what he had gleaned--having been dispatched these many hundreds of miles just to apprehend this bandit, it pleased him to know what a thorn in the flesh Leonard Culpepper was proving to be in the lives of the guardians of the Northwest Territory.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
people who are wounded
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "There have been a number of fierce fights within the past year between Colonel Ascot's troopers and the Hawk's gang--indeed, two of the Mounties have lost the number of their mess and three others had to be sent to the hospital at Winnipeg, seriously wounded in the encounters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The chances are, when you reach the post, it will be to find that some sort of expedition is off on a seemingly warm trail for whenever the Hawk plans to make one of his brilliant raids he always fixes things so that the troopers will at the same hour be many miles away, heading for some threatened post and out of communication."
