used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
any thing at all
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
blackthornnoun
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
butivul
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From this reading "Doan’t you fret, my butivul gal.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading Collins, however, had other preparations to make.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
Doan't
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From this reading "Doan’t you fret, my butivul gal.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "Doan’t you fret, my butivul gal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
galnounUS /ɡæl/
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading "Doan’t you fret, my butivul gal.
Godleigh
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From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
hackedverbUS /hækt/
past form of “hack” — cut with a hacking tool
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Collins, however, had other preparations to make.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Collins, however, had other preparations to make.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
LibbynounUS /ˈlɪbiː/
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
engage in
From this reading Collins, however, had other preparations to make.
merry-making
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From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Doan’t you fret, my butivul gal.
not any; not one
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Collins, however, had other preparations to make.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Collins, however, had other preparations to make.
one of four equal parts
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
dependable
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
therefromadverb
from that circumstance or source
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading She implored Henry to waste no more time, but hurry on the road to vengeance; for Mr. Libby was now a quarter of a mile distant, and his retreating figure already grew small.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He took a knife from his pocket, went to a blackthorn, hacked therefrom a stout stick, and spoke as he did so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
wouldn't
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From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "’Tis the coat what you sat upon to Godleigh merry-making, an’ I wouldn’t have no harm come to it for anything."
