used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
any person at all
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
Donnie's
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From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
the act of departing
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
HORSEMANnounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
not any; not one
From this reading With him sentiment had no place in the undertaking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading With him sentiment had no place in the undertaking.
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading With him sentiment had no place in the undertaking.
SHADOWINGnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ.ɪŋ/
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Had the Major sent him in quest of a horse it would have stirred him about as much as going forth to find a stolen child.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
a special situation
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading With him sentiment had no place in the undertaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHADOWING HORSEMAN Grey was completely surprised at himself as he leaped to his feet and hurried to Donnie's side.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could not account for the anxiety which now filled his heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him sentiment had no place in the undertaking.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had anyone suggested such a thing a week before he would have laughed him to scorn.
