used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
anew
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
ain't
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From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
anvilnounUS /ˈænvəl/
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
bell-like
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From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
bicepsnounUS /ˈbaɪseps/
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
blacksmithnounUS /ˈblæksmɪθ/
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
Brailsford
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From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
bulgingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/
curving or bulging outward
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
placed in a grave
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
charcoalnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
CottonwoodnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊd/
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
foot-bellows
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From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
forgeverbUS /fɔːrdʒ/
create by hammering
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
frictionnounUS /ˈfrɪkʃən/
a state of conflict between persons
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
the act of departing
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
hammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
be the source of pain
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
Jinny
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From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
provided with artificial light
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
ma's
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From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
maresnounUS /merz/
plural of “mare” — female equine animal
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
easily agitated
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
preparatoryadjectiveUS /prɪˈperətɔːri/
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
pumpedadjectiveUS /pʌmpt/
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading He lit the charcoal in the forge, pumped the ancient foot-bellows, and buried a shining shoe in the bright coals.
a particular situation
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
do one's shopping
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
sixty-fiveadjective
being five more than sixty
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
smithynoun
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
sorreladjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrəl/
of a light brownish color
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
StudverbUS /stʌd/
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
whangs
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From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading He whistled happily as he rolled up his sleeves, showing huge brown arms with bulging biceps, tied on a leather apron, and lifting the heavy hammer gave the anvil a couple of preparatory whangs, bell-like strokes which rang out across the valley of the stream all the way to Cottonwood Hill and back again.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
wrought-iron
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From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
a late time of life
From this reading Stud Brailsford stopped his team of sorrel mares beside the old mill and blacksmith shop, led Jinny in through the wide doorway and tied her to a wrought-iron ring worn with sixty-five years of friction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This ain't going to hurt you a bit," he told the nervous mare.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your ma, and your ma's ma, and a long ways back of that got nice new shoes in this same smithy."
