used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Winter drew to an end and the snow melted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
CottiernounUS /ˈkɑːtiər/
a medieval English villein
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
recognizable; marked
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Winter drew to an end and the snow melted.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Winter drew to an end and the snow melted.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
the act of departing
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
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 She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
march in a procession
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading Winter drew to an end and the snow melted.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
Ned
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From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
night-riders
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From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
not any; not one
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
being perceived or observed
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading March came in like a lion, bringing so much rain that the brook was flooded.
RectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
Rector's
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From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
RectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
cut with a saw
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
an educational institution
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
SNAILnounUS /sneɪl/
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Winter drew to an end and the snow melted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
a male human offspring
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
Strete
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From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
at the time that
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We saw no more of the night-riders after that day in the snow, but we noticed little things now and then among the country people which made us sure that they were not far off.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE "SNAIL" It was during the wintry days that Mrs Cottier decided to remove us from the school at Newton Abbot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She had arranged with the Rector at Strete for us to have lessons at the Rectory every morning with young Ned Evans, the Rector's son; so when the winter holidays ended we were spared the long, cold drive and that awful "going back" to the school we hated so.
