used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
apportionedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔːrʃənd/
given out in portions
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
chapels
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From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
clothing in general
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
LONEadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
coated with paint
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
cut with a saw
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
sea-coastnoun
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
show-people
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From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
in a strange manner
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The travellers passed numbers of people in their Sunday clothes, and saw many churches and chapels open for evening service as they drove through the town.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
watering-place
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From this reading It was a large waste piece of ground on a cliff overlooking the sea; for this great fair was held at a large watering-place on the sea-coast.
at the time that
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
in or at the place that
From this reading A LONE LAMB It was Sunday evening when the caravan reached the town where the fair was to be held.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Augustus met them as they came upon the common which was apportioned to the show-people.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day.
