used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
Camporossa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
carefully weighed
From this reading Tinker considered it, and it invited his search.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
a young female
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tinker considered it, and it invited his search.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Tinker considered it, and it invited his search.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
not any; not one
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
and nothing more
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Tinker considered it, and it invited his search.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some seven miles back, he came to a road leading to a great gap in the hills.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
TinkerverbUS /ˈtɪŋkər/
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading Tinker considered it, and it invited his search.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A little girl was feeding a few lean sheep at the corner of it.
wheel-tracks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned the car, and came back, stopping to examine branch roads for its wheel-tracks, losing the ground he had made up.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading No: she had seen no carriage; she had only been here a little while: the road ran up to Camporossa.
