used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
agriculturally-interested
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From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
(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 The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
cloud-masses
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From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
crestingverbUS /ˈkrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “crest” — lie at the top of
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
derelictadjectiveUS /ˈderəlɪkt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
enlivenedadjectiveUS /enˈlaɪvənd/
made sprightly or cheerful
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
the organ of sight
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
gigsnounUS /ɡɪɡz/
plural of “gig” — long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
the act of departing
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
immensitynoun
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
INLANDadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
intersectingadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈsektɪŋ/
crossed or intersected in the form of an X
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
jogverbUS /dʒɑːɡ/
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
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 The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
most important element
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
not one, and not any
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
plough-fields
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
river'snounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
TitanicadjectiveUS /taɪˈtænɪk/
of great force or power
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
in the direction of
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
treelessadjectiveUS /ˈtriːləs/
not wooded
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
uncutadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkʌt/
not trimmed
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was everything to suggest breadth and full air; and the sky, as Gilbert rode up towards a farm cresting the swell of the high horizon, was as suggestive of it as the earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
belonging to which person
From this reading The road he was travelling was enlivened by a stream of people, all going in the same direction as himself, and mostly on foot, though a couple of gigs, whose occupants looked as much too large for them as the occupants of country gigs generally do, were ascending to the farm at that jog which none but agriculturally-interested persons can suffer.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading JIMMY INLAND from the river’s mouth the dark plough-fields stretched sombre, restful, wide, uncut by detail.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The smaller roads intersecting the country were treeless in the main, and did not draw the eye from the majesty of the defined woods.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The clear gray meeting the sweep of the world was an immensity on which cloud-masses, too high for rain, but full of it, looked as though cut adrift by some Titanic hand and left to sail derelict on the cold heavens.
