used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
bowling-green
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From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
Bursley
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From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
CONCERTnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
coins made of gold
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
majesticallyadverbUS /məˈdʒestɪkəli/
in a majestic manner
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
Moorthorne
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From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man, before getting into the cab, inquired as to the cost of the cab.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
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 THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
TigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading They had a little luggage, and a cab from the Tiger met them by appointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Impossible to deny that the young-hearted one was wearing a flowered silk under a travelling mantle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gold angel of the Town Hall rose majestically in front of him, and immediately behind him the Park, with the bowling-green at the top, climbed the Moorthorne slope.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
young-hearted
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From this reading THE CONCERT On another afternoon a middle-aged man and a young-hearted woman emerged together from Bursley Railway Station.
