used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
alighted
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From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
Berners
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From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
put or send forth
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
a form of address for a man
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
Purley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
be standing; be upright
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
Sybil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There Mr. Berners reminded the officer in charge that Sybil had not yet broken her fast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading A DESPERATE VENTURE I have set my life upon a cast.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
Whereupon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whereupon Purley drew up before the one little tavern of the place, alighted, and assisted his charge to alight, and then keeping fast hold of her arm, led her into the house, and ordered breakfast.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I will stand the hazard of the die.--SHAKESPEARE.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was yet so early in the morning that they drove ten miles out to a small village on the road before they thought of breakfast.
