used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
anew
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
held up in the air
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
Mardale
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From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
and nothing more
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
Robbie
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From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
slumbered
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From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Five hours had gone by before Robbie encountered a living soul.
dependable
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That tiresome old headache was coming back to him, and he lifted a handful of snow now and again to cool his aching forehead.
toilingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔɪlɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
VillagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few minutes after the coach arrived at Mardale, Robbie was toiling along in the darkness over an unfamiliar road.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Villages were passed, but they lay as quiet as the people that slumbered in them.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was a weary, weary tramp, such as only young, strong limbs, and a stout heart could have sustained.
