used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
(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 All was still and silent, however.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
clackverbUS /klæk/
make a rattling sound
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
a small house with a single story
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
apart from; not including
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading All was still and silent, however.
ten 10s
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
in motion
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
get rid of
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All was still and silent, however.
term of address for a man
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
snortingnounUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
not in physical motion
From this reading All was still and silent, however.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
in the direction of
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down 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 a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
water-mill
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From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No one was seen moving--not a sound was heard except the distant clack of a water-mill which lay further down the valley.
which person or people
From this reading Had any carriage come along, the man who was lying there must have been run over; for the night was exceedingly dark, and the road narrow.
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 There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a man lay upon the road in the darkness of the night for some five or six minutes, and a horse galloped away snorting, with a broken bridle hanging at his head, on the way towards the park of Sir Philip Hastings.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading There was a candle in a cottage window at about a hundred yards' distance, which shot a dim and feeble ray athwart the road, but shed no light on the spot where the man lay.
