used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
agencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
the lower side of anything
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
at any time
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
explorernounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
set up or found
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
MARADICK
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From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
MORELLI
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From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
not any; not one
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
PAYSnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/
past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
TWENTY-SEVENTHadjective
coming next after the twenty-sixth in position
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
uncannilyadverbUS /ənˈkænəli/
in an uncanny manner
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
not known
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though he had suddenly, through some unknown, mysterious agency been transported into a new land, a country that no one ever found before.
at the time that
From this reading When he came to the bottom of the road he stopped and tried to collect his thoughts.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he?
a Caucasian
From this reading AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH—MARADICK GOES TO CHURCH AND AFTERWARDS PAYS A VISIT TO MORELLI As he came out of the station and looked at the little road that ran down the hill, at the grey banks of cloud, at the white and grey valley of the sea, he felt curiously, uncannily alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He walked the hill with the cautious adventurous sense of surprise that some explorer might have had; he was alone in the world of ghosts.
