aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
half-way
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From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
the force of workers available
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
not any; not one
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
a course of conduct
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
plantation-house
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From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
Identical; not different.
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading TWO STRANGE TALKERS.
TALKERSnounUS /ˈtɔːkərz/
plural of “talker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading TWO STRANGE TALKERS.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO STRANGE TALKERS.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This it turned out to be--two men upon the same path I myself trod, but coming from the opposite direction.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the time I had made this observation, they were close up to me.
at the time that
From this reading I had got about half-way to the plantation-house, and nearly clear of the timber, when I heard voices, as of two men engaged in conversation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They appeared to be making way faster than I--no doubt from being more familiar with the track.
