Chapter XXIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Lonely was the wold, lonely and lonely, yet folk did travel across it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

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

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

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

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Lonely was the wold, lonely and lonely, yet folk did travel across it.

in deplorable condition

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading Lonely was the wold, lonely and lonely, yet folk did travel across it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Lonely was the wold, lonely and lonely, yet folk did travel across it.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

wearing footgear

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading But the place seemed dilapidated, the smith an old man.

a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

the rays of the sun

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

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

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

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

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Lonely was the wold, lonely and lonely, yet folk did travel across it.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading Here, too, horses must be shod and cart and wagon mended, though not many nor often.

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

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He could not do, he said, what was needed to be done.

at the time that

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

From this reading It was still the wold when under pale fine sunshine they came to a smithy, rude and poor, set beneath a long wave, where a road went by.

but in spite of that

From this reading Lonely was the wold, lonely and lonely, yet folk did travel across it.