used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
bridgesnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
fatiguingverbUS /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
Gothard
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
impassableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæsəbəl/
incapable of being passed
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
irritatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtəd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
journey's
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
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Loyd
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From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
by chance
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
SavoynounUS /səˈvɔɪ/
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
snow-storm
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
St
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
precisely as stated
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
