used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
in addition
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
dreariest
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From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
take in solid food
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
provide as food
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
flasknounUS /flæsk/
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She too had waited for the moon.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She too had waited for the moon.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
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 At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made no matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It made no matter.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading She too had waited for the moon.
NaominounUS /neɪˈoʊmi/
the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
not any; not one
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
primingnounUS /ˈpraɪmɪŋ/
the act of making something ready
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
Pryse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
RAIDverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She too had waited for the moon.
slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
stabled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She too had waited for the moon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She too had waited for the moon.
water-bag
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RAID ON THE STATION Those same dark hours of this eventful night were also the slowest and the dreariest on record in the mind of Naomi Pryse.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This done, she had consented, under protest, to eat something herself; but had jumped up early to fill with her own hands a water-bag and a flask of which she could have no need for hours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading At sundown she had stabled her horse, and left it with a fine feed of chaff and oats as priming for the further work she had in view.
