Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

being one more than seven

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

half the width of an em

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

-ing form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

plural of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

the place where two or more things come together

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

the head of a city government

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

a form of address for a man

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

lower

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

above and across; more than

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

of or relating to a pastor

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

in a bountiful manner

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

third-person singular of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

Identical; not different.

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

conforming to the same principles or course of action over time

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

having passed out of existence

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

hit hard

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

plural of “wallop” — a forceful consequence; a strong effect

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading In the neighbourhood are “the Wallops,” as local parlance refers to a group of three villages, Over and Nether Wallop, with the wayside settlement of Little (or Middle) Wallop in between.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

at the time that

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It is this last-named to which Mr. Hardy refers when he tells how the ruined and broken-hearted Mayor of Casterbridge, fleeing from the scene of his vanished greatness and resuming his early occupation of hay-trusser, became employed at a “pastoral farm near the old western highway.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.

in the company of; together with

From this reading STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE RETURNING to Stockbridge, _en route_ for Salisbury, eight miles more of roads of the same unchanging characteristics, but growing more plentifully carpeted with crushed flints as we advance, bring us to Wiltshire and to a junction with the Exeter Road from Andover at Lobcombe Corner.