used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
cause to be bored
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading On the other side of the board the legend was different.
take in liquids
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading On the other side of the board the legend was different.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side of the board the legend was different.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
coated with paint
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
presentmentnounUS /priˈzentmənt/
an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
transport commercially
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
Thursley
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From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other side of the board the legend was different.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
in the company of; together with
From this reading On a September evening, before the setting of the sun, a man entered the tavern of the Ship in Thursley, with a baby under his arm.
wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The tavern sign, rudely painted, bore, besides a presentment of a vessel, the inscription on one side of the board:-- "Now before the hill you climb, Come and drink good ale and wine."
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It ran thus:-- "Now the hill you're safely over, Drink, your spirits to recover."
