used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
anew
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
at or in the front
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
BurrowsnounUS /ˈbɜːroʊz/
plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
don't
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From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
good-night
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From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
isn't
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From this reading “A long way round on this road, isn’t it?” said the doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A long way round on this road, isn’t it?” said the doctor.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “A long way round on this road, isn’t it?” said the doctor.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “A long way round on this road, isn’t it?” said the doctor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A long way round on this road, isn’t it?” said the doctor.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “A long way round on this road, isn’t it?” said the doctor.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Burrows, the doctor, coming home in his trap, met him a little lower on the road, and gave him a friendly good-night.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
at the time that
From this reading The sun was sinking low on the mountain when he set out on the way again.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will find it easily enough; second stile on the left hand, and then go straight ahead.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As you have come so far, why don’t you try the short cut across the fields?
