used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
acceptingadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪŋ/
tolerating without protest
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
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 He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
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 "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
gravitatedverbUS /ˈɡrævəteɪtɪd/
past form of “gravitate” — move toward
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
ingle
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From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
itinerantnounUS /aɪˈtɪnərənt/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
Keswick
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From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
lodgedverbUS /lɑːdʒd/
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
mendicantnoun
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
parson's
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From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
preachernounUS /ˈpriːtʃər/
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
shoelessadjective
without shoes
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
straggle-headed
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From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Like other guests of high degree, the shoeless being made a virtue of accepting hospitality.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
wayfarernoun
a pedestrian who walks from place to place
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
accept gladly
From this reading "Come in, brother, and welcome," said Parson Christian; and that night the wayfarer lodged at the vicarage.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
at the time that
From this reading An itinerant mendicant preacher had walked through the valley that day, and when night fell in he had gravitated to the parson's door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a poor, straggle-headed creature, with a broken brain as well as a broken purse, but he had the warm seat at the ingle.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Seeing the sun low," he said, "and knowing it a long way to Keswick, and I not being able to abide the night air, but sure to catch a cold, I came straight to your house."
