used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
in addition
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
barnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
carriage-house
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
conflagrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
deeps
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
etc
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
flatsnounUS /flæts/
footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
hay-mow
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
hay-ricks
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
home-barn
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
O'erturning
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
out-buildings
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
pestilencenounUS /ˈpestələns/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
plague-smitten
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
bring forth or yield
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
any competition
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
realmsnounUS /relmz/
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
SANDSnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
not in physical motion
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
sweepsnounUS /swiːps/
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
unequaladjectiveUS /əˈniːkwəl/
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
