used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
highly skilled
From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
Bunnoo
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From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
business-like
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From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
camelnounUS /ˈkæməl/
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading GENIUS OF CHARACTER.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
Desmond's
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From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
detachmentnounUS /dɪˈtætʃmənt/
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
disdainfuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading GENIUS OF CHARACTER.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
march in a procession
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GENIUS OF CHARACTER.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading --R. L. S.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading --R. L. S.
not in physical motion
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For still the Lord is Lord of Might, In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight."
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading At four o'clock, in the full glare of a late March sun, a business-like detachment of twenty horses, and one disdainful camel, proceeded at a brisk trot along the lifeless desolation of the Bunnoo Road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Evelyn Desmond's picnic was an accomplished fact.
