afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
at or in the front
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already it was shown that the new owner had begun to improve the estate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
any thing at all
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
Bobbins
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From this reading Bobbins turned the leaders’ noses in at the gateway.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
Caslon
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From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Already it was shown that the new owner had begun to improve the estate.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading Already it was shown that the new owner had begun to improve the estate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bobbins turned the leaders’ noses in at the gateway.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, it seemed to melt right into the sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Indeed, it seemed to melt right into the sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Bobbins turned the leaders’ noses in at the gateway.
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading Indeed, it seemed to melt right into the sky.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Already it was shown that the new owner had begun to improve the estate.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Bobbins turned the leaders’ noses in at the gateway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Already it was shown that the new owner had begun to improve the estate.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Indeed, it seemed to melt right into the sky.
move upward
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Indeed, it seemed to melt right into the sky.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Already it was shown that the new owner had begun to improve the estate.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Indeed, it seemed to melt right into the sky.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Bobbins turned the leaders’ noses in at the gateway.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of the Caslon farm the stone wall had begun, and now it stretched ahead, up over the rise, as far as anything was to be seen.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The four horses climbed briskly after that and brought the yellow coach to an old stone gateway.
