used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
anew
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
the act of breaking something
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
the first light of day
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
and nothing more
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
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 They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
loftnounUS /lɔːft/
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
held dear
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
on one occasion
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
cut with a saw
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
spatverbUS /spæt/
come down like raindrops
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
not in physical motion
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
at the time that
From this reading The dawn was just breaking when he arrived, but the dogs knew him and the negroes knew him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By making a great circle he got back into the road, by which he and the other prisoners had been marched from his own father’s house.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
which person or people
From this reading The very negro who had held the light while his mother spat at the prisoners hid him away in the loft of a barn and brought him food.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so, you see, father went back again to his old home after all and once again saw the sister he loved.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They had come some twelve miles during the day and early evening, but the night was still young and, after he had gone three or four miles, he knew a short cut through the woods by which several miles could be cut off.
