used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
next to; at the side of
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Crawling between that hut and the next, he heard a murmur of voices.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from the last hut of the row.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
gotten under control
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
CossacksnounUS /ˈkɑːsæks/
plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
CrawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Crawling between that hut and the next, he heard a murmur of voices.
dialectnounUS /ˈdaɪəlekt/
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
an opposing military force
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the last hut of the row.
GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Crawling between that hut and the next, he heard a murmur of voices.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
temporary military shelter
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
KoreannounUS /ˌkɔːˈriːən/
a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
immediately past
From this reading It came from the last hut of the row.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
liableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪəbəl/
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
engage in
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Crawling between that hut and the next, he heard a murmur of voices.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Crawling between that hut and the next, he heard a murmur of voices.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
others
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From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
rightfullyadverbUS /ˈraɪtfəli/
by right
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It came from the last hut of the row.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
surmisedverbUS /sərˈmaɪzd/
past form of “surmise” — infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
vicinitynounUS /vəˈsɪnəti/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading This hut contained two horses, and he rightfully surmised by this that two more Cossacks must be in that vicinity.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Crawling between that hut and the next, he heard a murmur of voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Cossacks were talking in their own dialect, and what was being said the young American could not make out.
which person or people
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading GILBERT MAKES A PRISONER One of the Korean huts was close to some bushes beside the trail, and the young captain had but little difficulty in approaching it without laying himself liable to being seen by any others of the enemy who might be near at hand.
