used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
in addition
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
arrowheadnounUS /ˈæroʊhed/
the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
Barlow
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From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
Bootea
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From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
homingadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/
orienting or directing homeward or to a destination
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
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 The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
by chance
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
Peshwa
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From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
stallnounUS /stɔːl/
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
waylaying
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From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
wedgedadjectiveUS /wedʒd/
wedged or packed in together
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Also it might have been a business that interested me if it were a matter of waylaying travellers.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The grey turned to the left, to the west, the homing instinct telling him that that way lay his stall in the city of the Peshwa.
at the time that
From this reading They had gone perhaps an eighth of a mile when the road they followed joined another, joined in an arrowhead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "This was the way of my journey, Bootea," Barlow said; "I rode from yonder," and he nodded back toward the highway into which the two roads wedged.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was here that I heard your call, the call of a woman in dread.
