used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
Caius
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From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
coltnounUS /koʊlt/
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Down this road Caius saw the lady come riding.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
fir-wood
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From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
firsnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
gnarledadjectiveUS /nɑːrld/
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
only a very short time before
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
knottyadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːti/
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Down this road Caius saw the lady come riding.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
Maitre's
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From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
engage in
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Down this road Caius saw the lady come riding.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
cut with a saw
From this reading Down this road Caius saw the lady come riding.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
stuntedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌntɪd/
inferior in size or quality
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Down this road Caius saw the lady come riding.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
in the direction of
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her horse was a beautiful beast, hardly more than a colt, of light make and chestnut colour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The small firs held out gnarled and knotty branches towards the road; their needles were a dark rich green.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading The bit of road that lay between Madame Le Maitre's house and the house allotted to Caius led, winding down a hill, through a stunted fir-wood.
