used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
(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 The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
dearly loved
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
DumpsnounUS /dʌmps/
an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
destroyed or killed
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had really and truly taken me on a round.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I was indeed surprised.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
immediately past
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
MacknounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
joined in matrimony
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had really and truly taken me on a round.
on one occasion
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He had really and truly taken me on a round.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
rose-clad
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From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He had really and truly taken me on a round.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
having a supporting base
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
not in physical motion
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I was indeed surprised.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had really and truly taken me on a round.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The explanation is this: Dumps had returned by a different road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He had really and truly taken me on a round.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
at the time that
From this reading The sun was set, and the stars coming out, and it appeared to me I must have still ten miles to drive before I reached the parsonage, when all at once that dear, rose-clad old cottage stood before me, and there were Mr Mack and two of his charming daughters standing at the gate laughing.
which person or people
From this reading My friend, who had gone to get married, returned at last, and I left the glen.
