used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
in the past
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
crippledadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪpəld/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
placed crosswise
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
the act of departing
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
an established custom
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
How
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From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
Hugh
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From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
immediately past
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
engage in
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
become covered with mist
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
in motion
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
nearedverbUS /nɪrd/
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
and nothing more
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
reinsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
put a saddle on
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
cut with a saw
From this reading She could at first only make out that it was lame, she neared and saw a saddle and dangling reins.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
Susan
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From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
possessing sweep
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
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 Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
in the direction of
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A grey horse was moving up the field towards her; she walked uneasily towards it, crippled by her safety habit, stiff in every limb.
(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 How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
at the time that
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Below her stretched the long fields up which Solomon had carried her; the mist swept thick and cold across them, shutting out the rest of the world, and making their loneliness more complete.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Lady Susan scrambled down the other side of the bank she said mechanically to herself that Hugh must have taken another turn before they crossed the railway, only for that she would have seen him when she looked back before she rode at her last jump.
but in spite of that
From this reading How extraordinarily well he had been going--how long ago it seemed, and yet it could only have been about ten minutes.
