used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
(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 From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
(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 It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
Brack
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From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
Brack's
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From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
a young person of either sex
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
hadn't
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From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
harboured
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From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
Holliday
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From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
Lancasters
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From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
Lugg
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From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
maresnounUS /merz/
plural of “mare” — female equine animal
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
marsh-meeting
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From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
marsh-men
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From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
nestsnounUS /nests/
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
NETHERadjectiveUS /ˈneðər/
lower
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
PippinnounUS /ˈpɪpɪn/
any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
having a supporting base
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
Thweng
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From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading From it the Lugg could be seen in all its length, and the full sweep of the tide running between the narrow shores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
hard to endure
From this reading Brack was always finding mares’ nests and raising alarms, and generally trying to teach his grandmother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
the topmost one of two
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONES The marsh-meeting was held at Pippin Hall, the principal farm at the head of the bay, standing boldly on the edge of the sand and looking strictly out to sea.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It was just like Brack’s cheek to think he knew better than a couple of Lancasters and the whole of the marsh-men put together!
Willie
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From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Willie Holliday held Pippin with his two sons, and for all that they had harboured him as a child, they hadn’t a good word among them for Cousin Brack of Thweng.
