used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
(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 He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
amblingverbUS /ˈæmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
divergingadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
tending to move apart in different directions
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
farmersnounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
fishing-boats
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From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
Hobson
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From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
Roy
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From this reading Hobson had lent me his own favourite horse, Rob Roy.
put a saddle on
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
only a very short time before
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/
extremely well
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is something between pacing and ambling, a motion so easy that one scarce rises at all from the saddle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
in the direction of
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
trippled
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From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
Trippling
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From this reading Trippling is a favourite gait in South Africa, especially among the Dutch farmers.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We trippled off into the vast plain towards the horizon, each horseman diverging a little from his comrades, like a fleet of fishing-boats putting out to sea.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He was a charming creature; well made, active, willing, and tender in the mouth, but, best of all, he "trippled" splendidly.
