used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So Glenowen vaulted after her.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
Barbara
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From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
put on clothes
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
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 Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "That's Robert Gault's horse!" she explained.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
forgetfuladjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡetfəl/
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
Gault's
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From this reading "That's Robert Gault's horse!" she explained.
Glenowen
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From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "That's Robert Gault's horse!" she explained.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
the middle of the day
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "That's Robert Gault's horse!" she explained.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's Robert Gault's horse!" she explained.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Glenowen vaulted after her.
sorreladjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrəl/
of a light brownish color
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
That's
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From this reading "That's Robert Gault's horse!" she explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
vaultedadjectiveUS /ˈvɔːltɪd/
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading So Glenowen vaulted after her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But Barbara, in high spirits, went over them like a cat, forgetful of her new dignity.
Westings
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From this reading Returning about noon to Westings House, early that they might have time to dress for dinner, Glenowen started to let down the pasture bars.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading As they rounded the end of the barn, Amos came leading a tall sorrel across the yard; and straightway Barbara assumed a more stately air, while a quick radiance went over her face.
