used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
at or in the front
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
BarkleynounUS /ˈbɑːrkli/
United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
Biffi's
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From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
crutchesnounUS /ˈkrʌtʃɪz/
plural of “crutch” — a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
gallerianounUS /ˌɡælərˈiːə/
a genus of Pyralidae
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
the act of departing
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
GrannounUS /ɡræn/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
ItalianounUS /iˈtæliə/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
and nothing more
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
arousing affect
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
varnishedadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːrnɪʃt/
having a coating of stain or varnish
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a lovely time that summer.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited.
at the time that
From this reading When I could go out we rode in a carriage in the park.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me.
