used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
dispensedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspenst/
distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
divisible by two
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
executionernounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃənər/
an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
Ferris
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From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
feudaladjectiveUS /ˈfjuːdəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
flarenounUS /fler/
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
GhastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
GIBBETnoun
alternative terms for gallows
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
guillotinenounUS /ˈɡɪlətiːn/
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
jurisdictionnounUS /ˌdʒʊrəsˈdɪkʃən/
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
and nothing more
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
immediately past
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
the force of workers available
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
become covered with mist
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
moot-hill
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From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
on one occasion
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
Raincy
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From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
Raincys
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From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
silhouetteverbUS /ˌsɪləˈwet/
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
a male human offspring
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
StairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
StilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
tenant'snounUS /ˈtenənts/
possessive form of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
(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 And the dark silhouette of Adam Ferris, waiting for them, might well have been that of the executioner himself.
which person or people
From this reading Stair saluted Adam Ferris, who held out his hand frankly enough to his tenant's son.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Once the Raincys had jurisdiction to hang men and drown women, and it was on this "moot-hill" that they dispensed their feudal laws as seemed to them good.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was something grim about the place even now, and as Julian approached, the High Stile stood up against the last flare of red in the evening sky not yet blotted out by the mist, gaunt and sinister as a guillotine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GIBBET RING Ghastly behind the High Stile, just as you cross over into Raincy property, rose the three tall trees of the Gibbet Ring.
