used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
lacking funds
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
dippedadjectiveUS /dɪpt/
having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
Garsykes
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
grey-blackadjective
of black tinged with grey
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
and nothing more
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
lamp-glow
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From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
the sound of laughing
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
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 Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
Murgatroyd
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
pasture-land
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
Rigg
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
sacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
sacksnounUS /sæks/
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
Scummer
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From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
shammocky
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From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
shoulderingverbUS /ˈʃoʊldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shoulder” — lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
shroudedverbUS /ˈʃraʊdɪd/
past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
up to a particular time
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
unearthlyadjectiveUS /əˈnɜːrθli/
concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading FLAME That night they waited in Garsykes village till the moon dipped over Scummer Rigg and grey-black gloom shrouded heath and pasture-land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
well-filled
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From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
a Caucasian
From this reading There was something unearthly in his white, drawn face, in the laugh that broke his silence.
which person or people
From this reading Then every man who had strength to carry a burden reached out for his well-filled sack.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading He stood awhile in the lamp-glow streaming from the tavern windows, and they drew away from him as if he had the plague.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long Murgatroyd came up the hill with his shammocky stride just as they were shouldering the sacks.
