used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
afootadverbUS /əˈfʊt/
on foot; walking
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
anew
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
EASTERnounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
set up or found
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
the force of workers available
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
a particular point in time
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
nestlingnounUS /ˈnestlɪŋ/
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
PeregrinenounUS /ˈperəɡriːn/
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
try to get or reach
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Below him was a hamlet, a small cluster of some dozen or so cottages nestling at the foot of the hill.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
thorn-bush
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From this reading Partly descending the hill, he sat down beneath a thorn-bush, looking on the landscape spread below him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Coming at length from among the trees, he found himself on a hillside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EASTER EVE AND EASTER MORNING EARLY the next morning Peregrine was again afoot.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Later, an’ he would, he might seek food at one of them; at the moment he had bread sufficient to stay hunger, and had little mind to find himself again in the company of men.
