used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
adown
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
brought into existence
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
bracingnounUS /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Chaloner
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
constablenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
ConstantinenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəntiːn/
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
DaytonnounUS /ˈdeɪtən/
a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
the act of departing
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
Estelle
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
Gippsland
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
a young female
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
gold-buyer
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
hoar-frost
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Janie
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
nurturedverbUS /ˈnɜːrtʃərd/
past form of “nurture” — help develop, help grow
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
Omeo
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
except for; apart from
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
storekeepernounUS /ˈstɔːrkiːpər/
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
troopernounUS /ˈtruːpər/
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
unthawedadjective
still frozen
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
VictorianadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriən/
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
wire-grass
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
