used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
any person at all
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
from appearances alone
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
Barham
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From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
lacking funds
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
don't
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From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
far-stretching
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From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
half-ruined
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From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
and nothing more
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
meeting-place
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From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
Mercia
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From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
miller'snounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mercia seemed to have chosen a pleasantly isolated meeting-place.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
Suffolk
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From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
targetnounUS /ˈtɑːrɡət/
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It struck me that if Mercia was playing me false, I was offering a really beautiful target to anyone in the mill; but I don't think it can have been this reflection that was sending the blood dancing so cheerfully through my veins.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
weather-beatenadjective
tanned and coarsened from being outdoors
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Opening the gate, I made my way up the rough track, which in more spacious days had apparently been the miller's roadway.
windmillnounUS /ˈwɪndmɪl/
a mill that is powered by the wind
From this reading Away to my right, on the top of a small hill, stood an old weather-beaten, half-ruined windmill; but with this exception, nothing broke the flat monotony of the far-stretching Suffolk pastures.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I pulled up the car just this side of Barham Bridge, and turned her on to the strip of level grass that ran parallel with the road.
