used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
from appearances alone
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
Harum
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From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
scalelessadjective
destitute of scales
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
slackenedverbUS /ˈslækənd/
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading David and John had been driving for some time in silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The horses slackened their gait to a walk as they began the ascent of a long hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The elder man was apparently musing upon something which had been suggested to his mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently the silence was broken by a sound which caused John to turn his head with a look of surprised amusement--Mr. Harum was singing.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The tune, if it could be so called, was scaleless, and these were the words:
