used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
afireadjectiveUS /əˈfaɪr/
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
Bamberger
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From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
chroniclingverbUS /ˈkrɑːnɪklɪŋ/
-ing form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
ColtnounUS /koʊlt/
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
approval
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
faggots
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From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
how
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From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
Julius
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From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
MERCHESTER
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From this reading MERCHESTER PREPARES.
metaphornounUS /ˈmetəfɔːr/
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
not any; not one
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
overloadverbUS /ˈoʊvərloʊd/
become overloaded
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
PageantnounUS /ˈpædʒənt/
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
accept an excuse for
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
pioneeredverbUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd/
past form of “pioneer” — open up an area or prepare a way
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
PREPARESverbUS /priˈperz/
third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading MERCHESTER PREPARES.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
have in common
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
similenoun
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with “like” or “as”)
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I must not overload these slight pages by chronicling at length how Merchester caught and developed the Pageant fever.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to Mr Colt must be given his share of the final credit.
torchnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He (pardon this riot of simile and metaphor) cut a way through the brushwood, piled the first faggots, applied the torch, set the heather afire.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He worked like a horse, no doubt of it; spurred constantly on his tender side--his vanity--by the hard riding of Mr. Julius Bamberger, M.P. He pioneered the movement.
