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From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
BEALBY
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From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
divisible by two
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading He was a receptive expectation.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading His ideas of his immediate future were vague in the extreme.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
yet to be or coming
From this reading His ideas of his immediate future were vague in the extreme.
grossadjectiveUS /ɡroʊs/
before any deductions
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His ideas of his immediate future were vague in the extreme.
of the present time and place
From this reading His ideas of his immediate future were vague in the extreme.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
go away from a place
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
for more time
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
lothadjectiveUS /lɑːθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
negligencenounUS /ˈneɡlədʒəns/
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
not any; not one
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
overhungverbUS /oʊvərˈhʌŋ/
inflected form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
receptiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈseptɪv/
open to arguments, ideas, or change
From this reading He was a receptive expectation.
regretfullyadverbUS /rɪˈɡretfəli/
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
sorrowingadjective
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
TRAMPnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he halted for a time and stood sorrowing and listening and then turned up by a fence along the border of a plantation and so came into a little overhung road.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading His ideas of his immediate future were vague in the extreme.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His ideas of his immediate future were vague in the extreme.
at the time that
From this reading BEALBY AND THE TRAMP § 1 Bealby was loth to leave the caravan party even when by his own gross negligence it had ceased to be a caravan party.
yewnounUS /juː/
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading He made off regretfully along the crest of the hills through bushes of yew and box until the clamour of the disaster was no longer in his ears.
