Chapter V · Chapter 5

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

(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 The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

remove the dust from

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

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From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading It was the height of summer.

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From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the height of summer.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the height of summer.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was the height of summer.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was the height of summer.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.

work hard

From this reading But human beings had to toil their hardest at this time.

plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the height of summer.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The squire and his wife had gone away, and the villagers had forgotten all about them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The sun was so hot that the clouds fled from the sky into the woods, and the ground protected itself with what it could find; with dust on the highroads, grass in the meadows, and heavy crops in the fields.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading New wool had begun to grow on the shorn sheep.