used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
(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 Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
blacksmithnounUS /ˈblæksmɪθ/
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
Blackwaternoun
any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
a youthful male person
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
placed crosswise
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
demonstrationnounUS /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃən/
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
every person
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Good gracious, what excitement!
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good gracious, what excitement!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Good gracious, what excitement!
grocernounUS /ˈɡroʊsər/
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
come to pass
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
joinernounUS /ˈdʒɔɪnər/
a person who likes to join groups
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
not any; not one
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
one of four equal parts
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
Identical; not different.
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
do one's shopping
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
move hurridly
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
spreenounUS /spriː/
a brief indulgence of your impulses
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading After that he drove home at top speed, and my quick ears caught the musical hum of the motor as it crossed the bridge.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
at the time that
From this reading At Blackwater "the boys" (the same that "got up the spree" when Martin went away) had insisted on a demonstration.
which person or people
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, on reaching our village, Martin had got down and shaken hands with everybody--the joiner and the grocer and the blacksmith and the widow who keeps the corner shop--so that it had taken him a quarter of an hour to get through, amid a general chorus of "The boy he is, though!" and "No pride at all at all!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We might have known what would happen.
