used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
anew
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
barrownounUS /ˈbæroʊ/
the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
exploitsnounUS /ˈeksplɔɪts/
plural of “exploit” — a notable achievement
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
gushedverbUS /ɡʌʃt/
past form of “gush” — gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
incurablyadverb
to an incurable degree
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
roused to anger
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
MAJORadjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
a human being
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
prosaicadjectiveUS /proʊˈzeɪɪk/
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
Identical; not different.
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
saneadjectiveUS /seɪn/
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he looked again at the lawn with its incredible inscription.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Another man might have thought he had gone mad, but Brown did not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
wateringnounUS /ˈwɔːtərɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
at the time that
From this reading When romantic ladies gushed over his V.C. and his military exploits, he sometimes felt himself to be a painfully prosaic person, but by the same token he knew he was incurably sane.
whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
a Caucasian
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEATH TO MAJOR BROWN A kindly looking old man, with white whiskers, was watering them.
