used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
not being in a specified place
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
matters of personal concern
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
bloodshednounUS /ˈblʌdʃed/
the shedding of blood resulting in murder
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
domus
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From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
one or the other of two
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
Et
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From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
divisible by two
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
exilis
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From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
fabledadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbəld/
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
fabulaeque
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From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
Glumford
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
JamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
ManesnounUS /meɪnz/
a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
noxnoun
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
win a victory over
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
by chance
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
PlutonianadjectiveUS /pluːˈtoʊniən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
Plutonis
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From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
premet
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From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
realmsnounUS /relmz/
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
get something; come into possession of
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
only a very short time before
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonis.--HORACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
in the direction of
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
Ulswater
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From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
unattendedadjectiveUS /ənəˈtendɪd/
not watched
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
precisely as stated
From this reading [“This very hour Death shall overcome thee, and the fabled Manes, and the shadowy Plutonian realms receive thee.”]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
Westborough
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From this reading The morning was dull and heavy as Lord Ulswater mounted his horse, and unattended took his way towards Westborough Park.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His manner was unusually thoughtful and absent; perhaps two affairs upon his hands, either of which seemed likely to end in bloodshed, were sufficient to bring reflection even to the mind of a cavalry officer.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading He had scarcely got out of the town before he was overtaken by our worthy friend Mr. Glumford.
