Chapter XVII · To Surprise the Turks

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

(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 “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was as good as his word.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

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 “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

a refrigerator for cooling liquids

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

thrown away

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

a boy or man

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

natural and unstudied

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He was as good as his word.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was as good as his word.

plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was as good as his word.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

plural of “legging” — a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

come together

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

the force of workers available

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

on the contrary

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

past form of “salute” — propose a toast to

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Later on these men from the other side of the world stripped half their garments off, and fought in that “free-and-easy” fashion, as they termed it.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

moved around an axis or center

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

in physical discomfort

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

the topmost one of two

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading Some of them must have had the blood of Scottish Highlanders in their veins.

precisely as stated

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was as good as his word.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

which person or people

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading He was as good as his word.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In a very few minutes a soldier came up and saluted, a fellow who had discarded the leggings with which he had come from the other side of the world, and turned up his trouser-legs so as to keep cool, for the weather was already feeling rather uncomfortably warm to one accustomed to a cooler climate.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “And now,” said the Colonel, “if you are through with your breakfast I will send first of all for the private who went to the upper camp with Arturus the Greek, and then, in turn, you can meet the guide.”