used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
Abbott
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From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
eagerly desirous
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
hear with intention
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
MANDANS
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From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
the force of workers available
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
shouldn't
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From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
deliver by singing
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
Steell
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From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I shouldn't have come down here until I had engaged thirty or forty men to build the fort.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
at the time that
From this reading When Abbott and the Twins had gone out of the lodge, he said to us: "I was too eager for this undertaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MANDANS SING THEIR VICTORY SONG My uncle was not anxious for a fight with our enemies.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading I had never seen him so worried.
wouldn't
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From this reading Carroll and Steell warned me of its dangers, but I wouldn't listen.
