used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
colloquialisms
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From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
DEATH-TRAP
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From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
fellsnounUS /felz/
plural of “fell” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
only a very short time before
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
intentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
held dear
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
MOORLANDnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
not any; not one
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
and nothing more
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
Phyllys
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From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
provened
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From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
cut with a saw
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
Thacker's
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From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
thicknessnounUS /ˈθɪknəs/
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MOORLAND DEATH-TRAP THOUGH Phyllys could hardly be called obstinate, she liked to carry out her intentions.
the act of using
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading From morning to night she thought now of little but the promised visit to Castle Hill.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way to Thacker's farm she saw a thickness clothing the fells, but it made no great impression on her mind.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I should like to stay for hours," she said, "if it were only to see the cows 'provened.'" She loved to use local colloquialisms, and the old man chuckled, pleased with her pretty ways.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After tea and a chat with the farmer and his wife, she spoke of return.
