used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
Bamsey
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
BeaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
the first light of day
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
Dinah
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
Dinah's
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
He's
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From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
for more time
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
Maynard
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From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
not any; not one
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
the middle of the day
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
uttered with a trill
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
having a supporting base
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
Stockmans
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From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "He's taking it ill," said Lawrence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They set out, climbed the Beacon and advanced by those rolling stretches of heath and stone that extend to the north of it.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
precisely as stated
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He's not standing up against what he's got to suffer in a very good spirit."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FACE ON THE ROCK The day came for Dinah's walk with Lawrence Maynard, and though the sky lowered at dawn, before noon the wind had travelled north of west and there was no longer any fear of rain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading John Bamsey had been to see the Stockmans, and it seemed that his mother, or sister, had now made it plain to him that Dinah would never change her mind.
