used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
(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 Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
Boorala
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From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
clergymennounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimɪn/
plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
a female human offspring
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
Forde
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From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
Fraser
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From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
Gerrard
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From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
a young female
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
gumnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
Kaburie
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From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
Kate
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From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
put a saddle on
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
scantily-foliaged
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From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
turn-off
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From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl sat in her saddle with bent head, and there were traces of tears on her cheeks.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Fraser, his daughter and their two guests were on the road to Kaburie, and within a few miles of the turn-off to Boorala.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
but in spite of that
From this reading Kate and the clergymen were together, her father and Gerrard some hundreds of yards in advance, and all were walking their horses slowly, for the sun was beating fiercely down upon them through the scantily-foliaged gum trees, and Kaburie was yet twenty miles away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am very, very sorry, Mr Forde, for I _do_ like you very, very much--more than any other man in the world except my father.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have always been so kind to him and to me; but I never thought that you would ask me to be your wife.
