adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/
highly skilled
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
carrier'snounUS /ˈkæriərz/
possessive form of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
Cebada
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
ConchanounUS /ˈkɑːntʃə/
(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
diligences
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
humbleradjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbələr/
comparative of “humble” — low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
keepeth
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From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
MADRIDnounUS /məˈdrɪd/
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
PadrenounUS /ˈpædreɪ/
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
penurynounUS /ˈpenjʊri/
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
pessimisticadjectiveUS /ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk/
expecting the worst possible outcome
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
Plazuela
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
plyingverbUS /ˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN MADRID ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ToledonounUS /təˈliːdoʊ/
an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
vehiclesnounUS /ˈviːhɪkəlz/
plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
