used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
(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 Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
courageousadjectiveUS /kərˈeɪdʒəs/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
Friendly'snounUS /ˈfrendliz/
possessive form of “friendly” — troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
holding-in
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From this reading What is that? said Charles, holding-in his horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading What is that? said Charles, holding-in his horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
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 Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
become covered with mist
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
a particular point in time
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
observingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
quickenedverbUS /ˈkwɪkənd/
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What is that? said Charles, holding-in his horse.
cut with a saw
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
only a very short time before
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
servant's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
shewed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
in the near future
From this reading Charles set out from Mr. Friendly’s soon after dinner, Harry, his man, of course attended him.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
express in words
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is that? said Charles, holding-in his horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
precisely as stated
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is that? said Charles, holding-in his horse.
at the time that
From this reading Charles, though he is very courageous, shewed some signs of fear, and they then rode slowly, observing every step, when they saw at some little distance, a man lying in the middle of the road.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
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 The weather had been all day lowering; they quickened their pace; but such a thick mist arose gradually, they could scarcely see two yards before them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now you shall hear the servant’s account—I long to tell you all about an affair, which is to clear my friend;—for a moment you must not think ill of him.
