used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE INSTINCT OF A BRUTE DOG.
alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
betimesadverb
in good time
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
BRUTEnounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading THE INSTINCT OF A BRUTE DOG.
butterynounUS /ˈbʌtəri/
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
clanged
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From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
placed crosswise
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE INSTINCT OF A BRUTE DOG.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
dustingverbUS /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
housemaids
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From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading THE INSTINCT OF A BRUTE DOG.
JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INSTINCT OF A BRUTE DOG.
Oglander
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From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
serving-men
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From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
a male human offspring
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
stoups
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From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
carry out
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INSTINCT OF A BRUTE DOG.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Seeing one of the serving-men coming from the buttery Jasper called out to him, commanding him to bring two stoups of small ale.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
at the time that
From this reading The man was waiting to take the emptied vessels, when the sound of a loud bell clanged through the house.
whereupon
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From this reading At this Philip Oglander bowed his head and crossed himself; whereupon his father trod upon his toe and frowned at him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
but in spite of that
From this reading Jasper Oglander and his son were up betimes on the following morning, and had come down to the lower rooms while yet the housemaids were sweeping up the rushes from the floors and dusting the furniture.
