used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
at or in the front
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
(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 Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STAMPEDE AND AVALANCHE.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
AVALANCHEnounUS /ˈævəlæntʃ/
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading STAMPEDE AND AVALANCHE.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
Emily
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From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
hay-cart
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From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
on one occasion
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
STAMPEDEverbUS /stæmˈpiːd/
cause to run in panic
From this reading STAMPEDE AND AVALANCHE.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Perhaps I had better wake him," thought Emily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
wayfarernoun
a pedestrian who walks from place to place
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
at the time that
From this reading When Emily spied one ahead of her she felt a little throb of pleasure in her bosom and at once hastened her step to overtake it.
wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The farmer was asleep on the seat, with a sundown over his face.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Is there in all the world a sight more wholesome and comforting to the tired wayfarer than a loaded hay-cart?
