used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
ambushverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
basesnounUS /ˈbeɪsəz/
plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
not accessible to view
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
convergingnounUS /kənˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
the act of converging (coming closer)
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
divisible by two
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Following him, the horseman moved forward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Following him, the horseman moved forward.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Following him, the horseman moved forward.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Following him, the horseman moved forward.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
ten 10s
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
the force of workers available
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Following him, the horseman moved forward.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
quarteringnoun
a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "This," thought Carlos, "would be the place chosen for their cowardly attack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
in or at the place that
From this reading In this way he approached the point where the two walls converging narrowed the canon to a space of little more than a hundred yards.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Along the bases of the cliffs, on both sides, lay large loose rocks, that would have given cover to men in ambush, and even horses might have been concealed behind them.
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 At the word the animal sprang off, and commenced quartering the ground for a couple of hundred yards in advance.
