used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked out of the window.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He looked out of the window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
Pamela
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From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
poplars
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From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
create by training and teaching
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
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 Somewhere three miles away the village of the three poplars crowned the hill, but a thick wall of darkness and fog hid it from his eyes.
Warrisden
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From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
at the time that
From this reading CHASE The night had come when Warrisden stepped from the platform of the station into the train.
Whitewebs
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From this reading Pamela was by this time back at Whitewebs--he himself was travelling to London; their day was over.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He looked out of the window.
