used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
(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 all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
placed crosswise
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
desultoryadjectiveUS /ˈdesəltɔːri/
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
districtsnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkts/
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
enclose with a fence
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
fretfulnessnoun
an irritable petulant feeling
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
graysnounUS /ɡreɪz/
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
Holliday
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From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
Lancaster's
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From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
held up in the air
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
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 On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
Lugg
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From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
mangledadjectiveUS /ˈmæŋɡəld/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
marshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
the force of workers available
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
the middle of the day
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
PippinnounUS /ˈpɪpɪn/
any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
remnantnounUS /ˈremnənt/
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
shakingly
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From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
not in physical motion
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
confined on all sides
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Pippin Hall was completely surrounded, but friends had crossed the swollen river with food, and from an upper window Holliday asked shakingly for news of the Pride.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind was still blowing, but with less violence, and the rain drifted in a kind of desultory fretfulness between the weary grays of earth and sky.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading On all hands men were at work saving what they could of the remnant of stock; here, a sheep crawled on a fence within a few inches of the reaching water; there, cattle still deep in it long after noon had struck.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ONE MAN’S WORK It was a strange and fearful world that lifted its mangled face to the growing day.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading From all the districts round folk had come to see what the storm had made of the marsh, and the wreck of Lancaster’s Lugg had sped on wire and rail through the country.
