used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He wanted to be alone, and he wanted not to be alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
Arden
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From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wanted to be alone, and he wanted not to be alone.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
CEDARSnounUS /ˈsiːdərz/
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to be alone, and he wanted not to be alone.
Hewlet
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From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
and nothing more
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
used to form the superlative
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wanted to be alone, and he wanted not to be alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
others
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From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
secludedadjectiveUS /sɪˈkluːdɪd/
hidden from general view or use
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
sweaty
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From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
tanbarknoun
bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS Brent reached Arden behind a sweaty horse.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He wanted to think, and he wanted not to think.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to be alone, and he wanted not to be alone.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
unrestnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to be alone, and he wanted not to be alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At least, he could not face the Colonel and the others just now, so turning past the house to the most secluded spot the lawn afforded, he brushed through the screen of cedar branches, felt his way across the tanbark to a seat, and sank into it with a low curse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meeting with Hewlet was filling him more and more with an agonizing unrest.
