used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
in addition
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading MISTRESS ANNE HAZLEHURST.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
blursnounUS /blɜːrz/
plural of “blur” — a hazy or indistinct representation
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
decreaseverbUS /dɪˈkriːs/
decrease in size, extent, or range
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
an old word for “before”
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
HAZLEHURST
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISTRESS ANNE HAZLEHURST.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
indistinctadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt/
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
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 Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
ManifestlyadverbUS /ˈmænəfestli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
the force of workers available
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading MISTRESS ANNE HAZLEHURST.
night-sky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
perforceadverbUS /pərˈfɔːrs/
by necessity; by force of circumstance
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
PuritannounUS /ˈpjʊrətən/
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
any competition
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
slowingnounUS /ˈsloʊɪŋ/
a decrease in rate of change
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
swiftnessnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
TravellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
