used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
having companions or an escort
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALTER AND MOTHER BOPP.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
BOPP
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From this reading WALTER AND MOTHER BOPP.
a youthful male person
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
butcher'snounUS /ˈbʊtʃərz/
possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
flexibleadjectiveUS /ˈfleksəbəl/
capable of being changed
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
flintyadjectiveUS /ˈflɪnti/
containing flint
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
the act of departing
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading WALTER AND MOTHER BOPP.
mowersnounUS /ˈmoʊərz/
plural of “mower” — garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
obdurateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbdərət/
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
held or filled or in use
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
pitiableadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiəbəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
remorselessadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɔːrsləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
scythes
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From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
carry out
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clear and bright rose the sun on the following morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER AND MOTHER BOPP.
warbledverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəld/
past form of “warble” — sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A butcher's boy from the town, occupied in the business of his master, was going, accompanied by his large dog, to the neighboring village, and thought it best to take the short cut through the meadow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
whetting
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From this reading The birds warbled, and the mowers were whetting their scythes in the fields.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Women are soft, mild, pitiable, flexible; But thou art obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless."
