used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One night Tavernake began to laugh.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
flannelnounUS /ˈflænəl/
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
immediately past
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
the sound of laughing
From this reading One night Tavernake began to laugh.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
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 He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
the light of the Moon
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night Tavernake began to laugh.
not any; not one
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night Tavernake began to laugh.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
star-hung
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From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
Tavernake
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From this reading One night Tavernake began to laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night Tavernake began to laugh.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had grown a long brown beard and the hair was over his ears.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
belonging to which person
From this reading He had kicked his boots off at the end of a long day, and was lying in the moonlight before a fire of pine logs, whose smoke went straight to the star-hung sky.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading No word had been spoken for the last hour.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He was wearing a gray flannel shirt, a handkerchief tied around his neck, and a pair of worn riding breeches held up by a belt.
