used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
Bewick
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From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
ButlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
carriernounUS /ˈkæriər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
Dene
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From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
a boy or man
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
fetchingadjectiveUS /ˈfetʃɪŋ/
very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
Frome
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From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
come to pass
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
engage in
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
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 a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
MoatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
and nothing more
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
parcelsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəlz/
plural of “parcel” — a wrapped container
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
approval to do something
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
PrintingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
railwaysnounUS /ˈreɪlweɪz/
plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
To recall to mind.
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
Selwood
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From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
TannernounUS /ˈtænər/
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He was postman, too, but had got permission to keep a horse and cart so that he might make a good little bit by fetching parcels and orders from town.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
(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 _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
at the time that
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was a lonesome place, Bewick, and, indeed, is still, though now they have got a railway coming within eight miles or so.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading But the mystery of the Moat Wood happened before there was any talk of railways.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Town to us meant East Dene, and Bewick, to which Harry went, lay away to the east among the woods and hills.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London_ I was only a young fellow when these things began to happen among us, but I remember very well the morning when it first came out about the Bewick carrier.
