used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
anew
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
altruistnoun
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I confess I was in bad humor.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
collapsedverbUS /kəˈlæpst/
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I confess I was in bad humor.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading FORTUNE FROWNS.
FROWNSnounUS /fraʊnz/
plural of “frown” — a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading FORTUNE FROWNS.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
hamperverbUS /ˈhæmpər/
prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
hovelnounUS /ˈhʌvəl/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading I confess I was in bad humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess I was in bad humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
inevitablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbli/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
immediately past
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
not any; not one
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
on one occasion
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess I was in bad humor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading WE gained the road again and turned westward along it, walking for some time in silence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was not altruist enough to burden myself willingly with that hamper, and more than once I was tempted to fling it into the ditch at the roadside, especially as minute followed minute and no house appeared.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But at last at a turn of the road we came upon a miserable hovel supported by a pile of stone, without which it must inevitably have collapsed.
