used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
(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 When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
boyhood's
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
bulkyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌlki/
of large size for its weight
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
disguisingverbUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “disguise” — make unrecognizable
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
Draycott's
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
set up or found
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
Hardcastle
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
harenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
hazels
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
HEMLOCKnounUS /ˈhemlɑːk/
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
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 HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
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 HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
loppingverbUS /ˈlɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “lop” — cut off from a whole
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
nearedverbUS /nɪrd/
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
not any; not one
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
on one occasion
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
partridgenounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
pussnounUS /pʊs/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
sanguineadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
cut with a saw
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
move hurridly
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
sprawlverbUS /sprɔːl/
sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
not in physical motion
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
warmedadjectiveUS /wɔːrmd/
having been warmed up
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
at the time that
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
wind'snounUS /wɪndz/
possessive form of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
