used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
awestruckadjectiveUS /ˈɑːstrʌk/
having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
Barnabas
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From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
Freda
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From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
death of a person
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
highroadnoun
a highway
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
jaggedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒæɡəd/
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
joltingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊltɪŋ/
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
juttingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
murkyadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrki/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
precisely, exactly
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
express in words
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A little further, and they could see the grey sea and the high cliffs frowning above it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
softenedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːfənd/
toned down
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Barnabas glanced down at the grave little face, and made an effort to say something cheering.
in the near future
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading After a little more jolting along the highroad they turned to the right up one less used, and soon came in full sight of the Abbey ruins.
plural of “wall” — 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 Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Freda sat quite silent, awestruck by the circumstances of her arrival, and by the wild loneliness of the place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just a jagged dark grey mass they looked by the murky light of this dull evening, with here and there a jutting point upwards, the outline of the broken walls softened by the snow.
