used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
drenchedadjectiveUS /drentʃt/
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
divisible by two
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
field-path
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From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
Flent
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From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
Helbeck
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From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading This afternoon, indeed, the rain had made a sullen pause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
Laura
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From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
legionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
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 weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This afternoon, indeed, the rain had made a sullen pause.
come together
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
become covered with mist
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading This afternoon, indeed, the rain had made a sullen pause.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading This afternoon, indeed, the rain had made a sullen pause.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This afternoon, indeed, the rain had made a sullen pause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
in the direction of
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading Helbeck had gone to meet the Bishop on some urgent business; but the name of his Catholic affairs was legion.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
violet-blackadjective
of black tinged with violet
From this reading It had drawn back for an hour or two from the drenched valleys, even from the high peaks that stood violet-black against a space of rainy light.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather, after long days of golden mist, of veiled and stealing lights on stream and fell, had turned to rain and tumult.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
Williams'snounUS /ˈwɪljəmzɪz/
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading One afternoon towards the end of Mr. Williams's visit, Laura was walking along a high field-path that overlooked the whole valley of the Flent.
