used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
put or send forth
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A pack-train was coming toward him.
recognizable; marked
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
opinion or judgment
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
goatskin-buyer
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From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A pack-train was coming toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
joggedverbUS /dʒɑːɡd/
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
livelihoodnounUS /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
Oeiras
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From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
pack-train
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From this reading A pack-train was coming toward him.
patternounUS /ˈpætər/
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had cast about in his mind for some means of livelihood and had decided to become a goatskin-buyer.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading One morning as he jogged along, his eyes on the ground, his thoughts far away, he heard the patter of many hoofs on the hard clay trail.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Lewis traveled toward the ancient town of Oeiras.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was hoping to come to an arrangement with some merchant in Oeiras.
