used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
corn-husking
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From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
Dan
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From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MUCH WAS LOVE?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
and nothing more
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading HOW MUCH WAS LOVE?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading HOW MUCH WAS LOVE?
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the full of the harvest moon, a magnificent, glowing night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
without much difficulty
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
express a supposition
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW MUCH WAS LOVE?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went on just the same for a week or two, friendly, pleasant, but some influence I could not shake off drew me nearer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There were some corn-husking bees to wind up with a dance in a new barn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Even now I suppose Dan was a fascinating man, since girls yielded so readily to his sway and older women made friends with him.
