used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
abysmaladjectiveUS /əˈbɪzməl/
very great; limitless
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
achievementnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
(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 He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
a youthful male person
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
bull-ring
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From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
drearinessnounUS /ˈdriːrinəs/
extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
take in liquids
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
falterverbUS /ˈfɔːltər/
be unsure or weak
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
inhospitability
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From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
journey's
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From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
immediately past
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
objectiveadjectiveUS /əbˈdʒektɪv/
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
on one occasion
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
sack-posset
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From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
severancenounUS /ˈsevɜːrəns/
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
From this reading He realised all at once, as he had never yet done, his abysmal severance from the old familiar life.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
unattainablenessnoun
the state of being unattainable
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thought came upon him with a force which certainly owed nothing to the dreariness or inhospitability of the country he was in, for it was a fair and friendly country, but to the felt unattainableness of his own.
precisely as stated
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
wayfaringnoun
traveling (especially on foot)
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading At the _Golden Lion_ by the bull-ring the two halted to drink a sack-posset, for the boy was very spent and weary.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The spirit which had sustained him throughout this long wayfaring seemed now, in the near achievement of its objective, to falter and lose heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
but in spite of that
From this reading Good fifteen miles had they ridden that last day, with three yet to cover to reach their journey’s end; yet his fatigue was as much of the mind as the body.
