from one side of something to the other
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Lablache was now beyond human aid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Lablache was now beyond human aid.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
BreedsnounUS /briːdz/
plural of “breed” — a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
cortège
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From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Lablache was now beyond human aid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
Jacky
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From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
kegnounUS /keɡ/
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
Lablache
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From this reading Lablache was now beyond human aid.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
MAWnounUS /mɔː/
informal terms for the mouth
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
mirenounUS /maɪr/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
money-lender
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From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
MUSKEG
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From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lablache was now beyond human aid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
oozingnounUS /ˈuːzɪŋ/
the process of seeping
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
a course of conduct
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The silent _cortège_ moved slowly on, out on to the oozing path across the mire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jacky and "Lord" Bill, on their horses, brought up the rear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lablache was now beyond human aid.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE MAW OF THE MUSKEG Down the sloping shore to the level of the great keg, the party of Breeds--and in their midst the doomed money-lender--made their way.
whitnounUS /wɪt/
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The right and wrong of their determination troubled the Breeds not one whit.
