used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
equally
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
commendverbUS /kəˈmend/
express approval of
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
demurverbUS /dɪˈmɜːr/
take exception to
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
friarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
grufflyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌfli/
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
plural of “head” — 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 other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
journey's
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From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
and nothing more
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
PadrenounUS /ˈpædreɪ/
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
polesnounUS /poʊlz/
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
replacingnounUS /rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
shortestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
soonestadverbUS /ˈsuːnəst/
with the least delay
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
carry out
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
in the direction of
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
VirginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
at the time that
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The friar ceased his efforts, and, calling the Mexican to one side, whispered something in a low, cautious manner.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "All roads are alike to me, holy Father," said I, with a coolness that cost me something to assume.
be the cause or source of
From this reading The other seemed to demur and hesitate, but, after a brief space, appeared to yield; when, replacing the poles beside the wagon, he turned the horses' heads towards the road by which they had just come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are about to try a ford some miles farther up the stream," said the Padre, "and so we commend you to the Virgin, and wish you a prosperous journey."
you'll
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From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then take the shortest, and you'll be soonest at your journey's end," said he, gruffly.
