used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
AaronnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
blinkverbUS /blɪŋk/
briefly shut the eyes
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
break-time
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From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
buttermilk-pop
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From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
cidernounUS /ˈsaɪdər/
a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
having the place or position changed
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
take in liquids
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
feastsnounUS /fiːsts/
plural of “feast” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
gougingverbUS /ˈɡaʊdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “gouge” — force with the thumb
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
guitarnounUS /ɡɪˈtɑːr/
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
laborersnounUS /ˈleɪbərərz/
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
Martha
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From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
mattocksnounUS /ˈmætəks/
plural of “mattock” — a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
midwinternounUS /ˈmɪˈdwɪntər/
the middle of winter
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
Murnan
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From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
noontime
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From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
one's
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From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
pluckingverbUS /ˈplʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
presidedverbUS /prɪˈzaɪdɪd/
past form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
scharifer
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From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
sipnounUS /sɪp/
a small drink
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
sittings
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From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Martha served coffee and buttermilk-pop at break-time, and presided over noontime feasts, served in several sittings, in the tent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
they'd
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From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
trimmingnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
the act of adding decoration
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
volatileadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːlətəl/
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are matters, he mused, in which common sense can blink at a bishop; as in secretly trimming one's beard a bit, for example, to keep it out of one's soup; or plucking a guitar to raise the spirits.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading * * * * * It was cold the week the barn was raised, and the mattocks had heavy work gouging out frozen earth to be heaped into the bank leading up the back.
workersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading Before the workers left in the evening, Aaron would give each a drink out back, scharifer cider, feeling that they'd steamed hard enough to earn a sip of something volatile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Murnan laborers seemed to think midwinter as appropriate as any other time for building; they said the Mother slept, and would not be disturbed.
