used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
Ashburton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
Bramber
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
cobnounUS /kɑːb/
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading TO THE FAIR “Heigh! schoolmaister!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
Heigh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE FAIR “Heigh! schoolmaister!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
Kate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the trap with Pasco was Kate.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
Pasco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
Pepperill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
reiningverbUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
express in words
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
schoolmaister
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE FAIR “Heigh! schoolmaister!”
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
tax-cart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE FAIR “Heigh! schoolmaister!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE FAIR “Heigh! schoolmaister!”
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading In the trap with Pasco was Kate.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
in or at the place that
From this reading I’m off to Ashburton Fair, where I may have business.
which person or people
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
wild-flowers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the trap with Pasco was Kate.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Pasco Pepperill shouted from his tax-cart to Walter Bramber, who was walking along the road collecting wild-flowers--the earliest of the year--that showed in a sheltered hedge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I say, schoolmaister,” said Pepperill, reining in his grey cob, “be you inclined for a drive?
