used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
(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 early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
brakesnounUS /breɪks/
a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
canterverbUS /ˈkæntər/
ride at a canter
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
hain't
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From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
immediately past
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
Le's
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From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
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 Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
Mifflin
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From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
not any; not one
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
a full supply
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
express in words
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The boy on the seat beside the driver pulled his cloak around him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
sixteen-foot
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From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
the season of growth
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
squealingadjectiveUS /ˈskwiːlɪŋ/
having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
unwindingverbUS /ənˈwaɪndɪŋ/
-ing form of “unwind” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
WheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading Down the last long hill into Wheeling Town came the stage, its four lean horses at a canter and its brakes squealing under the heavy foot of Long Bill Mifflin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “Le’s see, now,” said Long Bill, unwinding the lash of his sixteen-foot whip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The early April sun, which had been promising Spring all day, was gone now, and a chill rose with the dusk from the river.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye say ye hain’t got no friends in the town, here, but I reckon ye got plenty o’ money.
