used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
book-shelves
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From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
Craw's
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From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
to come or go into
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
granarynoun
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
loftnounUS /lɔːft/
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT
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From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
Sandie
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From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
Sandie's
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From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
make square
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
successive (without a break)
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This landed him in a large granary and straw loft.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
trap-door
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From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading To get to it he had to enter the stable first, then scramble up a straight ladder fastened against the wall, and so through a trap-door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE PLOUGHMAN-STUDENT AT HOME Sandie M‘Craw’s study was unique in its way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were a table, a chair, and some rough book-shelves, and this was Sandie’s study.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a window at the far end, and around this window Sandie, with his own hands, had boarded off a portion about ten feet square.
