used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
blue-eyedadjective
favorite
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
CAMASnoun
any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
From this reading CAMAS (with the final S reversed).
cornfieldnounUS /ˈkɔːrnfiːld/
a field planted with corn
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
fair-hairedadjective
favorite
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading CAMAS (with the final S reversed).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
a person of German nationality
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
hoeingverbUS /ˈhoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “hoe” — dig with a hoe
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
maizenounUS /meɪz/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A fair-haired, blue-eyed white man was hoeing among these maize shocks, although it was the heat of the day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
reversedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvɜːrst/
turned inside out and resewn
From this reading CAMAS (with the final S reversed).
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CAMAS (with the final S reversed).
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMAS (with the final S reversed).
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
tiledadjectiveUS /taɪld/
covered or furnished with tiles
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
uphilladverbUS /ˈʌpˈhɪl/
against difficulties
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
a Caucasian
From this reading To the left of these, well away from the river, and on the other side of the road, was a trim, white, prosperous looking house, with a tiled stable.
which person or people
From this reading He was a South German, who spoke a little English.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CAMAS (with the final S reversed).
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A cornfield of red earth strewn with the shocks of young maize, stretched uphill behind this house.
