used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
(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 the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
demanding attention
From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
declaringverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
lamentingadjectiveUS /ləˈmentɪŋ/
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the force of workers available
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
Prussians
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From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
having a supporting base
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Between one and two o'clock, standing before my mill, I fancied I could hear a drum beating up the valley.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the village was lamenting, and crying, "Here are the Prussians!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading All along the street, people were coming out, gazing, listening; boys ran into the woods, mothers screamed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few men more fearful than the rest went off too, each with a loaf under his arm; women, raised their hands to Heaven, calling them back and declaring they would go with them.
but in spite of that
From this reading On that day we had yet more alarms.
