used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
alighting
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From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
capsnounUS /kæps/
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
dimly-lighted
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From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
flakesnounUS /fleɪks/
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
horizontaladjectiveUS /ˌhɔːrəˈzɑːntəl/
parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
roused to anger
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
market-place
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From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
north-eastadverbUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
Oglander
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From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
and nothing more
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
RAPIERS
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From this reading RAPIERS TO THE RESCUE.
regardlessadverbUS /rəˈɡɑːrdləs/
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
free from harm or evil
From this reading RAPIERS TO THE RESCUE.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
move hurridly
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
slushverbUS /slʌʃ/
make a splashing sound
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
possessing sweep
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAPIERS TO THE RESCUE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
tinglingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RAPIERS TO THE RESCUE.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
Trollopenoun
English writer of novels (1815-1882)
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
trystnounUS /trɪst/
a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
at the time that
From this reading It was already dark as night when Gilbert Oglander and Timothy Trollope, having kept their tryst in the old market-place, made their way together out of the dimly-lighted town.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white flakes swept along with a mad horizontal rush, alighting only, as by accident, when some tree or cottage or human figure barred their onward career.
whitenedadjective
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading The two lads pulled down their caps about their tingling ears, bent their whitened bodies forward against the blast, and strode along regardless of the slush and mud upon the road.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind had changed to the north-east, and snow had come with it.
