used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
blue-eyedadjective
favorite
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
a boy or man
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading The folk marvelled how he found time for all he undertook.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
set up or found
From this reading The folk marvelled how he found time for all he undertook.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
how
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From this reading The folk marvelled how he found time for all he undertook.
hucksternounUS /ˈhʌkstər/
a seller of shoddy goods
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
Jane
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From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
marvelledverbUS /mɑːrˈveld/
inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading The folk marvelled how he found time for all he undertook.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
not one, and not any
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
Okehampton
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From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
Portreeve
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From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
steamshipnounUS /ˈstiːmʃɪp/
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
dependable
From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The folk marvelled how he found time for all he undertook.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading The folk marvelled how he found time for all he undertook.
not known
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
precisely as stated
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And meanwhile, all unknown to farmer, Jane chanced to be having a bit of very mild amusement with a male on her own account.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was Portreeve of the district--an ancient title without much to it nowadays--and he was huckster to a dozen farms for Okehampton Market.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
yellow-whiskered
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From this reading He was a yellow-whiskered, stout, red-faced and blue-eyed chap with enough energy to drive a steamship.
