used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
in the past
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
the act of departing
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
Henderson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
the act of departing
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
MILLverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
and nothing more
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
To recall to mind.
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
tenantless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So far back as the Rover boys could remember, it had been a tenantless structure going slowly to decay.
trampsnounUS /træmpz/
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE OLD MILL The Henderson mill was now largely so only in name.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The water wheel was gone, and so were the grinding stones, and the roof and sides were full of holes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was no easy matter to climb around or over the rocks which lay between the boys and the old mill, and the darkness under the thick trees was intense.
which person or people
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
a late time of life
From this reading Henderson, the owner, had years ago fallen heir to a fortune, and had moved away, leaving the building at the mercy of the tramps who frequently stopped there.
