used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
achievedverbUS /əˈtʃiːvd/
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
cellarer
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From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
Farnham
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From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
fortifyverbUS /ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪ/
make strong or stronger
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
frostedadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːstəd/
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
guardroomnoun
a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I left him to sleep it off.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
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 So I left him to sleep it off.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I left him to sleep it off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
OrlandonounUS /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/
a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
overtookverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
pack-horses
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From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
pastyadjective
resembling paste in color; pallid
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
pavedadjectiveUS /peɪvd/
covered with a firm surface
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
quartermasternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərmæstər/
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
possessing material wealth
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
cut with a saw
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading As for Sergeant Orlando Rich, if he had not achieved speed he had at least made haste.
shoulder-blades
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From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading So I left him to sleep it off.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
snoringnounUS /ˈsnɔːrɪŋ/
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
move hurridly
From this reading I had made speed, and so had the quartermaster and cellarer.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The stroke of one in the morning, sounding after us from Farnham clock through the fine frosted air, overtook us well upon the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Before I started my pack-horses from the guardroom door the cellarer came to me and reported him drunk as a fly; and stepping into the great kitchen for a slice of pasty, to fortify me against the night's work, I saw my hero laid out and snoring, with his shoulder-blades flat on the paved floor.
