used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
anew
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
breakfast-table
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From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
for the most part
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
fightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
set up or found
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
become covered with mist
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
periodicalnounUS /ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪkəl/
a publication that appears at fixed intervals
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
stagesnounUS /ˈsteɪdʒəz/
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Now and then a peak looked through, and again retired into the cloudy folds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
hard to endure
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
at the time that
From this reading It was night when I reached the village lying nearest to my birth place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
a Caucasian
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _Old Friends._ I made the journey by easy stages, chiefly on the back of a favourite black horse, which had carried me well in several fights, and had come out of them scarred, like his master, but sound in wind and limb.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When I woke in the morning, I found the whole region filled with a white mist, hiding the mountains around.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
a late time of life
From this reading In the wide, straggling street, below the window at which I had made them place my breakfast-table, a periodical fair was being held; and I sat looking down on the gathering crowd, trying to discover some face known to my childhood, and still to be recognized through the veil which years must have woven across the features.
