used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
blood-hound
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From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
BrandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
brightenedverbUS /ˈbraɪtənd/
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
dilating
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From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
embassynounUS /ˈembəsi/
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
at any time
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
the organ of sight
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
fens
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From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
ferociouslyadverbUS /fərˈoʊʃɪsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
gray-faced
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From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
How
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From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
hunger-smitten
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From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
morassnounUS /mərˈæs/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
a course of conduct
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
peernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
speedyadjectiveUS /ˈspiːdiː/
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
spicyadjectiveUS /ˈspaɪsi/
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
St
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From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
sycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
Thoms
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From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
Udo
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From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
Udo's
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From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And a thin, tawny shadow glided before him with his nose upon the ground, and his eyes flaming ferociously--a blood-hound upon the trail.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
VENGEANCEnounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
watch-fire
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From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
at the time that
From this reading How the old man brightened when a blue curl of distant smoke promised him a speedy sight of St. Udo's watch-fire!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thoms had deserted from the army, and was out in search of Colonel Brand, and this dog which he held in chains was guiding him foot by foot along the secret path which St. Udo had traversed to perform his embassy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading Through the dark fens, and the yielding morass, and the spicy sycamore grove, and the mossy walnut woods of Virginia, stole a gray-faced man; panting, hunger-smitten, weary; starting at every crash of the rotten underbrush, stopping ever with dilating eye to peer from the top of every hill into the valley beneath.
