used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
Betty
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From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
convulsivelyadverb
with convulsions, in a convulsive way
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
cross-ways
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From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
dilatedverbUS /ˌdaɪˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
FORGEverbUS /fɔːrdʒ/
create by hammering
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
gallowsnounUS /ˈɡæloʊz/
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
ghostlikeadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstlaɪk/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
half-dozenadjectiveUS /ˈhæfdʌzən/
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
a course of conduct
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
compacted by ironing
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
with speed
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
ragnounUS /ræɡ/
a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
rain-spattered
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From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
with speed
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
red-coatedadjective
used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Soldiers with a sergeant at the forge!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Soldiers with a sergeant at the forge!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
Stich's
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From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
not in physical motion
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
stripesnounUS /straɪps/
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
in the direction of
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
Wirksworth
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From this reading Walking quickly on the road from Wirksworth towards Stich’s cottage were some half-dozen red-coated figures, the foremost man amongst them wearing three stripes upon his sleeve.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A STRANGER AT THE FORGE In the meanwhile Lady Patience, with Betty by her side, had been walking towards the forge as rapidly as the state of the road permitted.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A sudden turn of the path brought her within sight of the cross-ways and of the old gallows, on which a fragment of rain-spattered rag still fluttered ghostlike in the wind.
plural of “yard” — 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 But here, within a few yards of her goal, she stopped suddenly, with eyes dilated, and hands pressed convulsively to her heart, in an agony of terror.
