used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
a-riding
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From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
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 The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
atopadverbUS /əˈtɑːp/
on, to, or at the top
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
a female human offspring
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
the organ of sight
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
flintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
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 The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
mallets
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From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
MinknounUS /mɪŋk/
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
piebaldadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪbɔːld/
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
RevelverbUS /ˈrevəl/
take delight in
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
Ruck's
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From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
cut with a saw
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
smirkingverbUS /ˈsmɜːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “smirk” — smile affectedly or derisively
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She came a-riding by; Of sunlight was her fine long hair, Of gray flint was her eye.
We'll
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From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
whippingnounUS /ˈwɪpɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading The squire atop it was leaning down with the mane whipping his cheeks, smirking at Revel as he drove his steed forward.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We'll dwell a space in the wild wild woods Beneath the great oak tree!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Mink he takes her by the arm: "Now you must come with me!
