used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
anew
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
(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 cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I found the fogger strapping away at the horses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
every person
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
fogger
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From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
set up or found
From this reading I found the fogger strapping away at the horses.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I found the fogger strapping away at the horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
Joe
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From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
Joe's
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From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
and nothing more
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
the force of workers available
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
milkedverbUS /mɪlkt/
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
pastimenounUS /ˈpæstaɪm/
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
strappingadjectiveUS /ˈstræpɪŋ/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading I found the fogger strapping away at the horses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading All the cows had been milked and turned out again, and Joe was away in the fields, looking after his men.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a splendid morning, not a cloud to be seen.
wasn't
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From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Everybody had been up and about since daylight, to get their day’s work done, so that they might get away early to the pastime.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Next morning I got up early, for I wasn’t quite easy in my mind about riding Joe’s old horse, and so I thought I would just go round and look at him, and ask the fogger something about his ways.
