used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
brayed
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From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
buffoons
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From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
CONVICTnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
cryers
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From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
lottery-wheel
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From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
market-place
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From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
motleynounUS /ˈmɑːtli/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/
consisting of fine particles
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading A motley row of stalls stretched from market-place to market-place.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was at the time of the fair in the beginning of February.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
TrumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Trumpets brayed, buffoons shouted, the lottery-wheel went round, the cryers howled.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE FAIR AND THE CONVICT The winter was passing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets swarmed with people and the snow in the thaw had turned to powdered sugar with the traffic.
