used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The other was a big man with a heavy black beard.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The other was a big man with a heavy black beard.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The other was a big man with a heavy black beard.
a youthful male person
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
buckboardnoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
traveling across
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The man who drove them was known to the School-teacher.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horses were gaunt as from hard usage.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading The horses were gaunt as from hard usage.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The horses were gaunt as from hard usage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The other was a big man with a heavy black beard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses were gaunt as from hard usage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The man who drove them was known to the School-teacher.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who drove them was known to the School-teacher.
come together
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
the force of workers available
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
and nothing more
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other was a big man with a heavy black beard.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
School-teacher
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From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The man who drove them was known to the School-teacher.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As he was returning along the mountain road, with the little boy on his shoulder, at the first ascent, beyond the river crossing, he met two men in a buckboard.
usagenounUS /ˈjuːsədʒ/
the act of using
From this reading The horses were gaunt as from hard usage.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses were gaunt as from hard usage.
which person or people
From this reading The man who drove them was known to the School-teacher.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |IT WAS not the only adventure that the School-teacher was destined to meet with on this day.
