used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
abstainedverbUS /əbˈsteɪnd/
past form of “abstain” — refrain from voting
From this reading He carefully abstained from seeming to stare about.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
anew
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He carefully abstained from seeming to stare about.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He carefully abstained from seeming to stare about.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
HIDINGnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
Ned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading He carefully abstained from seeming to stare about.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
make square
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He carefully abstained from seeming to stare about.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
in the direction of
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading IN HIDING After five minutes' walking Ned arrived at the market square and passed steadily down towards the south corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The market was long since over, and the market folk had returned to their farms and villages, but there were a large number of people walking about.
at the time that
From this reading Ned turned when he got near the corner, strolled a short distance back and then turned again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was already growing dusk, and in another half hour would be dark.
