1908
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
a'voir
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
how long something has existed
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
Après
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
basketsnounUS /ˈbæskəts/
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
betokened
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From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
bye-gone
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
carrier'snounUS /ˈkæriərz/
possessive form of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
DownsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
encorenounUS /ˈɑːnkɔːr/
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
ensconcedverbUS /ɪnˈskɑːnst/
past form of “ensconce” — fix firmly
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
faut
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
flitches
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From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
greensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
hand-in-hand
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From this reading They sat hand-in-hand.
hen-coops
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From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
Lewes-Beachbourne
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
come together
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
in motion
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
one-horsed
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
and nothing more
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
unusual or striking
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat hand-in-hand.
scarpnounUS /skɑːrp/
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
sensibilitynounUS /ˌsensɪˈbɪlɪti/
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
souffert
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
souffrir
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From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
not in physical motion
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
SussexnounUS /ˈsʌsɪks/
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat hand-in-hand.
three-deckernoun
made with three slices of usually toasted bread
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
TrafalgarnounUS /trəˈfælɡər/
a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
tranquillitynounUS /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
TurnpikenounUS /ˈtɜːrnpaɪk/
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
undueadjectiveUS /ənˈduː/
not yet payable
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The woman was a noble creature, about her the majestic tranquillity of a great three-decker that comes to rest in sunset waters after its Trafalgar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
wistfulnessnounUS /ˈwɪstfəlnəs/
a sadly pensive longing
From this reading The man, but for a certain wistfulness about his eyes which betokened undue sensibility, was not remarkable.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex Après a'voir souffert il faut souffrir encore An old-fashioned carrier's cart, such as you may still meet on the roads of Sussex, tilted, one-horsed, and moving at the leisurely pace of a bye-gone age, turned East at the Turnpike, and made slowly along the Lewes-Beachbourne road under the northern scarp of the Downs one evening of autumn in 1908.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In it, at the back of the driver, were a young man and a young woman, the only passengers, ensconced among hen-coops, flitches of bacon, and baskets of greens.
