used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
(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 Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
architecturallyadverbUS /ˌɑːrkɪˈtektʃərəli/
with regard to architecture
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
BARNE
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From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
set up or found
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
Jim
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From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
Lascelles
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From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
localenounUS /loʊˈkæl/
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
MOORverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
moorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading It was in a fold of the moors, and, although its size was impressive, it was architecturally hideous.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The change of _locale_, however, raised his spirits a little.
tea-time
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From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARNE MOOR About tea-time on the following Monday Jim Lascelles found himself at Barne Moor.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
upstandingadjectiveUS /ˈʌpstændɪŋ/
meriting respect or esteem
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
precisely as stated
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Jim had been very unhappy all the way up from London.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading The house was a bleak upstanding place in the north of Yorkshire.
