used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
(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 The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER SABBATH-BREAKER.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
bridle-path
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From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
extremest
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From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
immediately past
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
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 The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
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 His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
SABBATH-BREAKER
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From this reading ANOTHER SABBATH-BREAKER.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea lay spread on three sides of him.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The sea lay spread on three sides of him.
slantverbUS /slænt/
lie obliquely
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The sea lay spread on three sides of him.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The sea lay spread on three sides of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
in or at the place that
From this reading His business, however, lay out upon the headland itself and almost at its extremest verge; and a mile above the town he struck off to the left where a bridle-path climbed by a long slant to the ridge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road--the same by which he had arrived last night--mounted all the way and led across the neck of the headland.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Half an hour's easy riding brought him to the top of the ascent, whence he looked down on the long beach he had travelled yesterday.
