used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
(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 Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
true confidential information
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
GauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
Ghyll
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From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
master-man
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From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
Mathewson
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From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
proverbnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
temperateadjectiveUS /ˈtemprət/
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
waiting-time
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From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Neither Gaunt nor Widow Mathewson was prepared for the quiet and temperate beauty that crept into their waiting-time at Ghyll.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Acquaintance with all details of field and stable had been bred in him, and the widow watched him go about the usual round of work with growing wonder.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading If Gaunt had neglected his farm work in old days, it was through idleness, not from lack of knowledge.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Oh, ’tis only the old proverb, mother, the master-man always works the better if he has the will.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A hired man would have done half as much i’ the day, and done it badly,” she said, finding him milking the cows one evening.
