used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
badnessnounUS /ˈbædnəs/
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
Bishopsgate
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From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
Dorothy
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From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
Dorothy's
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From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
remove the dust from
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
only a very short time before
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
HarenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
highwaymen
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From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
set down according to a plan
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
immediately past
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
a female domestic
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
and nothing more
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
pavedadjectiveUS /peɪvd/
covered with a firm surface
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
Waltham
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From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading We came out by Bishopsgate, by the Ware road, and arrived at Waltham Cross a little before sunset, riding through heavy dust that had hardly been laid at all by the recent rains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a little after noon next day that first we saw the Norman church upon the hill, and then the roofs of Hare Street.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had been astonished at the badness of the roads from London, coming as I had from Rome, where paved ways go out in every direction.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
a Caucasian
From this reading My Cousin Dorothy rode a white mare named Jenny which mightily became her.
which person or people
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We rode armed, with four servants, besides my Cousin Dorothy's maid, for fear of the highwaymen who had robbed a coach only last week between Ware and London.
