used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
Botfield
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
burialnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
placed in a grave
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
colliersnounUS /ˈkɑːljərz/
plural of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
divisible by two
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
a social unit living together
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
FernnounUS /fɜːrn/
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
Fern's
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading STEPHEN'S FIRST VICTORY.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
a social unit living together
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
pitmen
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
STEPHEN'SnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
possessive form of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading STEPHEN'S FIRST VICTORY.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading STEPHEN'S FIRST VICTORY.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
