used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
in addition
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
any person at all
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
associateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
the act of breaking something
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
capsizingnoun
(nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
caravaning
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From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
caravansnounUS /ˈkærəvænz/
plural of “caravan” — a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
remove the dust from
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
endeavournounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
come to pass
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
and nothing more
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
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 We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But it was nothing of the sort.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
plungings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
any competition
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But it was nothing of the sort.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was nothing of the sort.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day one of those unfortunate incidents happened which may, of course, happen to anybody, but really need not have happened just to me.
a Caucasian
From this reading Monday provided the conditions I always now associate with caravaning--a high wind, a threatening sky, clouds of dust, and a hard white road.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
windlessnessnoun
calmness without winds
From this reading The Sunday had been fine throughout, and there had been dew and stars at the end of it which, together with windlessness, made us expect a fine Monday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We left our camp at twelve, after the usual feverish endeavour to start much earlier, the caravans as usual nearly capsizing getting out to the field, and breaking, also as usual, in their plungings several hitherto unbroken articles, and with the wind and dust in our faces and gray, lowering clouds over our heads we resumed our daily race after pleasure.
