adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
clankverbUS /klæŋk/
make a clank
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
clerknounUS /klɜːrk/
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
counting-house
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
gadfliesnounUS /ˈɡædflaɪz/
plural of “gadfly” — a persistently annoying person
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One of the peasants got up and came towards the carriage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
metallicadjectiveUS /məˈtælɪk/
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the peasants got up and came towards the carriage.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
peremptorilyadverb
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
ryenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
scythenounUS /sɪθ/
an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One of the peasants got up and came towards the carriage.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
whetstonenounUS /ˈwetstoʊn/
a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
