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From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
having companions or an escort
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
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 I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
traveling across
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
declinesnounUS /dɪˈklaɪnz/
plural of “decline” — change toward something smaller or lower
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
disgraces
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From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
one or the other of two
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
fisherman'snounUS /ˈfɪʃərmənz/
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
a young female
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
HullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
IvesnounUS /aɪvz/
United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
Land'snounUS /lændz/
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
immediately past
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
ManchesternounUS /ˈmæntʃestər/
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
and nothing more
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
preachverbUS /priːtʃ/
deliver a sermon
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
St
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From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
not in physical motion
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading On one of his later visits to Cornwall, he had a terrible fight with the sea; this time he was riding in a coach.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading 39.--A brave servant girl.--John Wesley declines to hide.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
at the time that
From this reading He had promised to preach in St. Ives at a certain time, and the only way to get there was by crossing the sands when the tide was out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading A fight with the sea.--Poor Peter!--A sail in a fisherman's boat.--The song that the waves accompanied.--A climb on Land's End.--Manchester disgraces itself.--Hull still worse.--Matt. v.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I TOLD you in the last chapter what a wonderful traveller Mr. Wesley was; he could walk twenty-four miles a day easily, in either hot or cold weather, and his adventures on the roads would almost fill a book.
