used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
(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 All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
ClevelandnounUS /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
https
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
maidensnounUS /ˈmeɪdənz/
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
engage in
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
by chance
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
twinedverbUS /twaɪnd/
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
Westbrook
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
a Caucasian
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
wind-blown
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
