used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
clinked
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From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
coinsnounUS /kɔɪnz/
plural of “coin” — a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
dwelling-house
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
provide as food
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
forefingernounUS /ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər/
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
the act of departing
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
coins made of gold
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
and nothing more
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
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 When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
Pasco
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
sovereignsnounUS /ˈsɑːvrənz/
plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
storehousenounUS /ˈstɔːrhaʊs/
a depository for goods
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
tax-cart
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
unharnessverb
remove the harness from
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
at the time that
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
Zerah
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From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
