used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
buckledverbUS /ˈbʌkəld/
past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
the act of departing
From this reading OF MY DEPARTURE.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
girthnounUS /ɡɜːrθ/
the distance around a person's body
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
graynessnoun
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
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 A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
joinings
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From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
markingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
meatsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meat” — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OF MY DEPARTURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF MY DEPARTURE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
uttered with a trill
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
SaladinnounUS /ˈsælədɪn/
sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
savoryadjectiveUS /ˈseɪvəri/
morally wholesome or acceptable
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
sleekadjectiveUS /sliːk/
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
testedadjectiveUS /ˈtestɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
tetheredadjectiveUS /ˈteðərd/
confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I passed through the kitchen out to the stable, marking as I went that the breakfast was ready laid in the sitting room.
in or at the place that
From this reading I tested the joinings, buckled the girth tight, and led him round to the front of the house, where I tethered him to a tree and entered the door.
wonderinglyadverb
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading There I saddled Saladin, grown sleek by fat living, and rolling his great eyes at me wonderingly.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading A savory smell of hot meats came from the room and a bright wood fire drove away the grayness of the morning.
