used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
adjoined
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
BennynounUS /ˈbeni/
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
bowered
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
Bridetown
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
buryingnounUS /ˈberiɪŋ/
concealing something under the ground
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
Cogle's
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From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
conservingverbUS /kənˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
-ing form of “conserve” — keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
foreman's
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From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
HACKLER
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From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
MillverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
any competition
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
reinforcedadjectiveUS /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrst/
given added strength or support
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
have in common
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
thatchedverbUS /θætʃt/
past form of “thatch” — cover with thatch
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
warehousenounUS /ˈwerhaʊs/
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Benny Cogle's engine was reinforced by the river.
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 Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Bride came by a mill race to do her share, and a water wheel, conserving her strength, took it to the machinery.
a Caucasian
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading THE HACKLER The warehouse of Bridetown Mill adjoined the churchyard wall and its northern windows looked down upon the burying ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading From these the works were separated by the river.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The store came first and then the foreman's home, a thatched dwelling bowered in red and white roses, with the mill yard in front and a garden behind.
