used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
Ardennesnoun
a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
a person of German nationality
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Half the population of the villages passed on the way had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half the population of the villages passed on the way had gone.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
in the recent past
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
look-out
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From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
not any; not one
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
Ourthe
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From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Half the population of the villages passed on the way had gone.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading Half the population of the villages passed on the way had gone.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
Roche
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From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
rumournounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
make steady
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
not in physical motion
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
tenantedadjective
resided in; having tenants
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
uneventfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈventfəl/
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading They had had no such easy and uneventful journey as they anticipated.
unoccupiedadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːkjəpaɪd/
not held or filled or in use
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
unsettledadjectiveUS /ənˈsetəld/
still in doubt
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
precisely as stated
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
victimsnounUS /ˈvɪktəmz/
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
viewingnounUS /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Half the population of the villages passed on the way had gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Half the population of the villages passed on the way had gone.
(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 In the Ardennes After two days' steady tramping Max and Dale arrived at La Roche, a little town on the Ourthe, well in the broken country of the Ardennes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
which person or people
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole country was in a very unsettled state, the people ready to be startled and alarmed by every rumour--and they were not few--and viewing strangers with the utmost suspicion as probably German spies on the look-out for more victims.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Houses stood unoccupied, with doors wide open, although the furniture of those who had so lately tenanted them was still within.
