1914
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From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
barnyardnounUS /ˈbɑːrnjɑːrd/
a yard adjoining a barn
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
Jenkins
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From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
and nothing more
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
a boy or man
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
MassachusettsnounUS /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
not any; not one
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
a human being
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
raspingadjective
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
cut with a saw
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
express in words
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
there's
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From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
hard to endure
From this reading I was then a lad, trying to fill his father’s place on the farm.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
at the time that
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turning, I saw at the barnyard gate the person to whom Bill had spoken.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snow had come with the gloom of twilight, and an angry wind whistled over the Western Massachusetts hills.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was November, in the year 1914.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had just finished milking when I heard Bill Jenkins, our hired man, call out in rasping tones, “No, there’s no work for you here, I tell you!”
