used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
a state at a particular time
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Mandeleys had opened its eyes.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Mandeleys had opened its eyes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
to a considerable degree
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
imaginingverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/
-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For Mandeleys had opened its eyes.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
Mandeleys
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From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
not any; not one
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading For Mandeleys had opened its eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
carry out
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But of his exhausted condition he seemed to take no count.
in the direction of
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
turgidadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/
ostentatiously lofty in style
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
Vont
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From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something new at the Abbey, something which spoke to him intimately, which was crowding his somewhat turgid brain with the one great imagining of his life.
which person or people
From this reading His clothes and hands were stained with clay, the sweat was pouring down his face, he was breathing heavily like a man who has been engaged in strenuous labour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Richard Vont, a few mornings later, leaned upon his spade and gazed over towards Mandeleys with set, fixed eyes.
