used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
burialnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
ceremonialnounUS /ˌserəˈmoʊniəl/
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Olivia sat in her dead husband's favourite chamber.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Olivia sat in her dead husband's favourite chamber.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
draperiesnounUS /ˈdreɪpəriz/
plural of “drapery” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Olivia sat in her dead husband's favourite chamber.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
gentrynounUS /ˈdʒentri/
the most powerful members of a society
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
hearsenounUS /hɜːrs/
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
the state of being honored
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
LincolnshirenounUS /ˈlɪŋkənʃɪr/
an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
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 A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
Marchmont
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From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
in motion
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
Olivia
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From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL.
plumesnounUS /pluːmz/
plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
popularitynounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈlerəti/
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
possessing material wealth
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
TowersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
unassumingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
voluminousadjectiveUS /vəˈluːmənəs/
large in volume or bulk
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Olivia Marchmont sat in her late husband's study while John's funeral train was moving slowly along under the misty October sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A long stream of carriages followed the stately hearse, with its four black horses, and its voluminous draperies of rich velvet, and nodding plumes that were damp and heavy with the autumn atmosphere.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The unassuming master of Marchmont Towers had won for himself a quiet popularity amongst the simple country gentry, and the best families in Lincolnshire had sent their chiefs to do honour to his burial, or at the least their empty carriages to represent them at that mournful ceremonial.
