used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
gnarledadjectiveUS /nɑːrld/
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
noticeablyadverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsəbli/
in a noticeable manner
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hardly less than a giant in stature.
at the time that
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Certainly, fortune favored Angus Ray, and not least noticeably when in due course he looked about him for a wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mary Ray did not seem to have many qualities in common with her husband.
Wythburn
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From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
a late time of life
From this reading Upon settling at Wythburn, he speedily acquired property of various kinds, and in the course of a few years he was the largest owner of sheep on the country side.
