used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
Bon
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From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
Bowness
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From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE THIRD REPORT CONTINUED.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
disembarked
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From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
Ducie
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From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
gravelled
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From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
piernounUS /pɪr/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
in the near future
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading THE THIRD REPORT CONTINUED.
Repos
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From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
slunk
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From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
in the near future
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD REPORT CONTINUED.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
thievesnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD REPORT CONTINUED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
treadingverbUS /ˈtredɪŋ/
-ing form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There we disembarked, and then chained up the boat and left it.
war-trail
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From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no lack of boats at Bon Repos, and soon I was pulling over the quiet mere in the direction of Bowness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We managed to find the little pier without much difficulty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Five minutes later, Captain Ducie and your hopeful son slunk out of Bon Repos like the thieves we were, and treading the gravelled pathway as carefully as two Indians on the war-trail might have done, we came presently to the margin of the starlit lake.
