at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Is it as lonesome below Salt Works?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Is it as lonesome below Salt Works?"
next to; at the side of
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don't see how you can do it.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't see how you can do it.
don't
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From this reading I don't see how you can do it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
Greenbriernoun
a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
how
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From this reading I don't see how you can do it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it as lonesome below Salt Works?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't see how you can do it.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading Is it as lonesome below Salt Works?"
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
come together
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
occurringverbUS /əˈkɜːrɪŋ/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
postboy
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From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Is it as lonesome below Salt Works?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see how you can do it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
not in physical motion
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
talkativeadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːkətɪv/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
at the time that
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing of interest occurring at Greenbrier, the postboy resumed his journey, with the talkative stranger still beside him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I should have hated to have gone over this lonely road without company.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Is it as lonesome below Salt Works?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was in luck," he declared, "when I chanced to meet you.
