aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
applyingverbUS /əˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “apply” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
Bollum
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From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
Caldigate
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From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
enlivenverbUS /enˈlaɪvən/
heighten or intensify
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
Folking
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From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
and nothing more
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
go across or through
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
roofedadjectiveUS /ruːft/
covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination)
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had drained, and roofed, and put up gates, and repaired roads, and shown himself to be an active man, anxious to do good.
tenantsnounUS /ˈtenənts/
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had begun his reign over them with hands not only full but free.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
a source of difficulty
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
precisely as stated
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bollum There was not much to enliven the house at Folking during these days.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now in his trouble they were very true to him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Caldigate would pass much of his time walking about the place, applying his mind as well as he could to the farm, and holding up his head among the tenants, with whom he was very popular.
