adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
ALAN
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From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
banksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
beaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
boggy
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From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
Broughton
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From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
Figgate
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From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
fugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
gibbet
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From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
linky
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From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
Lochend
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From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
MARCHverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
muirland
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From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
Picardy
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From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
randomadjectiveUS /ˈrændəm/
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
slumbered
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From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
SteeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
strongish
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From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
thievesnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
tramplingnounUS /ˈtræmplɪŋ/
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
usefuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːsfəl/
being of use or service
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
whin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, under a bush of whin, we lay down the remainder of that night and slumbered.
Whins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
whitenessnounUS /ˈwaɪtnəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
From this reading The whiteness of the path guided us into the sleeping town of Broughton, thence through Picardy, and beside my old acquaintance the gibbet of the two thieves.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A little beyond we made a useful beacon, which was a light in an upper window of Lochend.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Steering by this, but a good deal at random, and with some trampling of the harvest, and stumbling and falling down upon the banks, we made our way across country, and won forth at last upon the linky, boggy muirland that they call the Figgate Whins.
wracknounUS /ræk/
dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
From this reading ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN It was likely between one and two; the moon (as I have said) was down; a strongish wind, carrying a heavy wrack of cloud, had set in suddenly from the west; and we began our movement in as black a night as ever a fugitive or a murderer wanted.
