used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
anew
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
(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 He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
on or to one side
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
brought into existence
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
clothing in general
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
Colville
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
else
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From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
an old word for “before”
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
Farlingford
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
formulatedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmjəleɪtəd/
devised; developed according to an orderly plan
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
the force of workers available
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
not one, and not any
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
and nothing more
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
presumablyadverbUS /prəˈzuːməbli/
by reasonable assumption
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
sea-boots
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
transport commercially
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
the state of being asleep
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
twixt
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
at the time that
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
belonging to which person
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
