used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
(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 Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
Cumshaw
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From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
the first light of day
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
to come or go into
From this reading WE ENTER THE VALLEY.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
exciteverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪt/
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
imaginableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənəbəl/
capable of being imagined
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
and nothing more
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
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 It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
rivetverbUS /ˈrɪvət/
direct one's attention on something
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE ENTER THE VALLEY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
thumpverbUS /θʌmp/
move rhythmically
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
toilingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔɪlɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading WE ENTER THE VALLEY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing for it to thump about.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE ENTER THE VALLEY.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was a white dawn, and, though the rain had ceased long before, everything was still dull and grey.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I cannot explain why just at that instant my heart gave a thump.
woe-begone
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From this reading Cumshaw, toiling up the slope, for all his woe-begone look, was the most ordinary figure imaginable, and there was nothing in the landscape to excite or rivet attention.
