used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
(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 They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
bumpyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌmpi/
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
by-road
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From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
cyclesnounUS /ˈsaɪkəlz/
plural of “cycle” — an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He shook hands with George and smiled.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook hands with George and smiled.
Heinrich
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From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
go away from a place
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
LeonounUS /ˈliːoʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
a course of conduct
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook hands with George and smiled.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He shook hands with George and smiled.
stationaryadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪʃəneri/
standing still
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
in the direction of
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
(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 "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all silent for quite a time, as though exhausted.
in or at the place that
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the place where the bad path turned off towards the broad high road, Leo remained stationary and said: "We will have to leave each other here, I am afraid."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading George and Heinrich pushed their cycles forward up the bumpy by-road, while Leo at their side walked on the turf with his cloak fluttering in the wind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must have been pretty well bored to-day," he said.
