used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Dias was attending to the mules.
Bertie
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From this reading Harry and Bertie caught up their guns.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Harry and Bertie caught up their guns.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
DiasnounUS /ˈdaɪəz/
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
exploringverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
gruntingverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Harry and Bertie caught up their guns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
ten 10s
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
José
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From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Dias was attending to the mules.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded like the grunting of a number of pigs.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
unpackedverbUS /ənˈpækt/
past form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Harry and Bertie caught up their guns.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
at the time that
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AN INDIAN ATTACK One day when they returned from exploring a valley, Harry and his brother, taking their rifles, strolled down an open glade, while Dias and José unpacked the animals.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading They had gone but a hundred yards when they heard a sound that was new to them.
