used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
anew
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
make calm or still
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
charcoalnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
charredverbUS /tʃɑːrd/
inflected form of “char” — burn to charcoal
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
coverts
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From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
dullyadverb
without liveliness
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
start firing a weapon
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
joggingnounUS /ˈdʒɑːɡɪŋ/
running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
put a saddle on
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
cut with a saw
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The man must be near the limits of his strength, he thought.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading In the afternoon the rain descended again and the road passed over a wide heath, which had been blackened by some autumn fire so that the shores of its leaden pools were like charcoal, and skeleton coverts shook their charred branches in the wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The scene was a desolation, but he viewed it with calm eyes, for a strange peace was creeping into his soul.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He turned in the saddle, and saw six yards behind him Johnson jogging wearily along, his heavy shoulders bowed and his eyes fixed dully on his horse's neck.
