used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
anew
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Have the cows come up?” he asked her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
Cato
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From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Have the cows come up?” he asked her.
cooking-stove
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From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Have the cows come up?” he asked her.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
provide as food
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the hall he met his wife.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have the cows come up?” he asked her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
Hoag
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From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In the hall he met his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
the act of using
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
at the time that
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading In the hall he met his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |IT was late in the afternoon when Hoag rode up to his house and delivered his horse to Cato, with instructions to feed and water the animal and rub him down carefully, as he had to “use him again after supper.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading She had a tired, anxious look on her face, which seemed flushed by the heat of the cooking-stove, over which she had been working.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
