used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
BuryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
Chris
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
clothing in general
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
the act of retaining something
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
Marie
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
SheafnounUS /ʃiːf/
a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
Somerton
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From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
stretchernounUS /ˈstretʃər/
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
carry out
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
that's
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
on a floor above
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
which person or people
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
You'll
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
