used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
Barnet
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From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
a youthful male person
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
dismounted
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From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Run to earth!"
a movement into or inward
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
exultantlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌltəntli/
in an exultant manner
From this reading Harry said exultantly.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry said exultantly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
most important element
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
pursuersnounUS /pərˈsuːərz/
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
one of four equal parts
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Run to earth!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Harry said exultantly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Run to earth!"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
in or at the place that
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.
