used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
aglowadjectiveUS /əˈɡloʊ/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
(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 For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
next to; at the side of
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
deem to be
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
country-bredadjective
rough and uncouth
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
destructionnounUS /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
enmitynounUS /ˈenməti/
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
FERRYverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
start firing a weapon
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
immediately past
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
go away from a place
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
not any; not one
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
north-westadverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
on one occasion
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
QUEEN'SnounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/
past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
shrewdnessnounUS /ˈʃruːdnəs/
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
unturnedadjectiveUS /ənˈtɜːrnd/
not turned
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
having passed out of existence
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All aglow from my bath, I sat down once more beside the fire, which I replenished, and began gravely to consider my position.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge in a deep whirling pool.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY Much rain fell in the night; and the next morning there blew a bitter wintry wind out of the north-west, driving scattered clouds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was now no doubt about my uncle's enmity; there was no doubt I carried my life in my hand, and he would leave no stone unturned that he might compass my destruction.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But I was young and spirited, and, like most lads that have been country-bred, I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.
