used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
bellowingnounUS /ˈbeloʊɪŋ/
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
bleating
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From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
a period of 100 years
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
creakingnounUS /ˈkriːkɪŋ/
a squeaking sound
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
a female human offspring
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And that sleep did not last long.
dispelverbUS /dɪˈspel/
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
drovers
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From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
drunkenadjectiveUS /ˈdrʌŋkən/
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
immediately past
From this reading And that sleep did not last long.
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
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 Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And that sleep did not last long.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
physiologists
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From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
proclaimverbUS /proʊˈkleɪm/
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
one of four equal parts
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
rabblenounUS /ˈræbəl/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And that sleep did not last long.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
express in words
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until long past midnight a noisy, lawless, drunken rabble made the streets hideous.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
precisely as stated
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER A London night in the first quarter of the eighteenth century had very little rest.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
waggonnoun
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
waggoners
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From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
at the time that
From this reading It was quite three o'clock, when as physiologists tell us the vital forces are at their lowest, before it could be said that the city was asleep.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day.
