used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
anew
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
move towards
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
terminate
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
Canandaigua
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
chaisenounUS /ʃeɪz/
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
clearings
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
corduroynounUS /ˈkɔːrdərɔɪ/
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
the first light of day
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
detournounUS /dɪˈtʊr/
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
GenevanounUS /dʒəˈniːvə/
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
Halsey
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
highroadnoun
a highway
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
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 He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
and nothing more
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
outstrippedverbUS /aʊtˈstrɪpt/
inflected form of “outstrip” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
Palmyranoun
tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
pursuersnounUS /pərˈsuːərz/
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
on the contrary
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
cut with a saw
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
Susannah
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
at the time that
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
