used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
anew
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! d’ye see those snares?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
botheringverbUS /ˈbɑːðərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
coppicenoun
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
crossroadsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
demanding attention
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
d'ye
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From this reading Ah! d’ye see those snares?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
don't
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From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
and nothing more
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
a particular point in time
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
monarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
paramountadjectiveUS /ˈperəmaʊnt/
having superior power and influence
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
poachernounUS /ˈpoʊtʃər/
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
polecatnounUS /ˈpoʊlkæt/
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ah! d’ye see those snares?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
snaresnounUS /snerz/
plural of “snare” — something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading Ah! d’ye see those snares?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah! d’ye see those snares?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
up to a particular time
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading They reached the rock at the same moment, and then trotted off again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
at the time that
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
wild-cat
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From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mind you don’t get into them, for if the polecat and the wild-cat are lords of the lands we have just been through, the poacher rules here as monarch paramount.”
you'll
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From this reading My advice is that we go each his own way again, without bothering about one another, till we come to the crossroads you’ll find down yonder.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They were just coming to a coppice of young trees with narrow winding paths through it when his experienced friend called a halt for the third time, crying— “Well, we did well not to travel side by side.
