used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
cause to be bored
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
a youthful male person
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
Butivul
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From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
cassocknounUS /ˈkæsək/
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
rid of obstructions
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
Cramphorn
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From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
one or the other of two
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
I'm
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From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
a boy or man
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
the force of workers available
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One lad bore a candle, and the other, a little bell.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
dependable
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Butivul night for a holy deed, I’m sure,” said Mr. Cramphorn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An invisible moon made all this clear.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Gentle snow fell through a grey night as a party of men and women marched up Red Hill upon the following Tuesday evening.
Yates
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From this reading Parson Yates led the way with his cassock hitched out of the snow and with a stout boy on either side of him.
