used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THERE IS ALWAYS A SKELETON.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THERE IS ALWAYS A SKELETON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
becknounUS /bek/
a beckoning gesture
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
brawlingverbUS /ˈbrɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “brawl” — to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
disappointingadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
not up to expectations
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
every person
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
Hammond
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From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE IS ALWAYS A SKELETON.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
Maulevrier
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From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
plainest
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From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
sculpturedadjectiveUS /ˈskʌlptʃərd/
cut into a desired shape
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
SKELETONnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading THERE IS ALWAYS A SKELETON.
slateyadjective
of the color of slate or granite
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE IS ALWAYS A SKELETON.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
unlovelyadjective
without beauty or charm
From this reading The poet's tomb was disappointing in its unlovely simplicity, its stern, slatey hue.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beck was swollen with late rains, and was brawling merrily over its stony bed; the churchyard grass was deep and cool and shadowy under the clustering branches.
a Caucasian
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The plainest granite cross would have satisfied Mr. Hammond, or a cross in pure white marble, with a sculptured lamb at the base.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The two young men strolled through the village, Maulevrier pausing to exchange greetings with almost everyone he met, and so to the rustic churchyard, above the beck.
