used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Few moved abroad beside themselves.
accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
Aghanoun
title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Few moved abroad beside themselves.
burrowsnounUS /ˈbɜːroʊz/
plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
clappedverbUS /klæpt/
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
plural of “dog” — 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 Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few moved abroad beside themselves.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
Hassan
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From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
knottyadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːti/
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
lairs
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From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
mistlike
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From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Few moved abroad beside themselves.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
on one occasion
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
pearlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrli/
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
reddenedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
the act of searching for something
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
sheennounUS /ʃiːn/
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
slunk
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From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
spursnounUS /spɜːrz/
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Few moved abroad beside themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Dogs slunk drowsily along by the walls, seeking lairs for the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
at the time that
From this reading It was close upon sunrise when Hassan Agha and his men threaded the burrows of the city to the northern gate.
in or at the place that
From this reading Away they galloped, shouting, through olive groves where the sunrise reddened one side of the knotty trunks, and awoke a pearly sheen in the gray mistlike foliage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once past the gate and its stretching shadow, they all with one accord clapped spurs to their horses.
