used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
Absalom
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From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
authoritativeadjectiveUS /əˈθɔːrəteɪtɪv/
having authority or ascendancy or influence
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
Barnboard
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From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
Boyd
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From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
BridgetnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒət/
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
Connoway
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From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
DOON-THE-HOOSE
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From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
down-the-house
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From this reading Who was the mysterious wounded man "down-the-house"?
down-trodden
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From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
apart from; not including
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
homespuns
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From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
be the source of pain
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
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 Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
Marnhoul
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From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Who was the mysterious wounded man "down-the-house"?
not any; not one
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the White Smugglers?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the White Smugglers?
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
red-haired
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From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
SmugglersnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading One of the White Smugglers?
TamnounUS /tæm/
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN "DOON-THE-HOOSE" But Bridget Connoway, instant and authoritative as she was, could not prevent her down-trodden husband from thinking.
a Caucasian
From this reading One of the White Smugglers?
which person or people
From this reading Who was the mysterious wounded man "down-the-house"?
belonging to which person
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Boyd had been in the thick of that business and knew that no one had been hurt except Barnboard Tam, whose horse had run away with him and brushed him off, a red-haired Absalom in homespuns, against the branches in Marnhoul Great Wood.
people who are wounded
From this reading Who was the mysterious wounded man "down-the-house"?
