used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
anew
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
in the past
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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 He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
fleered
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
hittingnounUS /ˈhɪtɪŋ/
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
I'd
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From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
mowedverbUS /moʊd/
past form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
stammerverbUS /ˈstæmər/
speak haltingly
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
up to a particular time
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
