anew
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
in addition
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
on or to one side
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
DATESnounUS /deɪts/
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading THE DATES.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I took down the volume of the register.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
epitomenounUS /ɪˈpɪtəmi/
a standard or typical example
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
on one occasion
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
and nothing more
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading I took down the volume of the register.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DATES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
tombstonenounUS /ˈtuːmstoʊn/
a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
precisely as stated
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
vestrynoun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
From this reading Again we fastened up our horses; again he took the key from under the tombstone; and once more we entered the dreary little church, and drew aside the curtain of the vestry.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I took down the volume of the register.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was easy to find, seeing, as I have said, it was at the very end of the volume.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have given, of course, only an epitome of our conversation, and by the time we had arrived at this point we had also reached the gate of the churchyard.
