used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles rode his horse slowly homeward.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
Cressley
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From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles rode his horse slowly homeward.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading Charles rode his horse slowly homeward.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Charles rode his horse slowly homeward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
the light of the Moon
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
others
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From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Charles rode his horse slowly homeward.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Charles rode his horse slowly homeward.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WELCOME.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some men more than others are framed to endure misery, and live on, and on, and on in despair.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
accept gladly
From this reading THE WELCOME.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon got up before he reached the wild expanse of Cressley Common, a wide sea of undulating heath, with here and there a grey stone peeping above its surface in the moonlight like a distant sail.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Charles was feverish--worn out in body and mind--literally.
