used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
Barnabas
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From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
Freda
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From this reading Freda shuddered.
gignounUS /ɡɪɡ/
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
a young female
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
the act of departing
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
heedingverbUS /ˈhiːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
I'm
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From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
Mulgrave
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From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
peremptoryadjectiveUS /pərˈemptəri/
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Freda shuddered.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
having a supporting base
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
carry out
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
Thurley
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From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
Thurley's
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From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
Ugthorpe's
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From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “This way,” said Thurley in a peremptory tone, as Barnabas was carrying the girl to his own cart, “I’m going back to the Abbey and can take Miss Mulgrave with me.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The covered cart, in which the police had come, had now disappeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside Barnabas Ugthorpe’s cart was a gig, with John Thurley standing at the horse’s head.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The farmer said a soothing word in her ear, and without heeding Mr. Thurley’s directions, placed her on the seat on which she had come.
