used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
anew
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
by chance
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
not one, and not any
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
PembrokenounUS /ˈpembroʊk/
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
WessexnounUS /ˈwesəks/
a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
From this reading There had been no such heavy fall here as we had in Wessex beyond the sea.
at the time that
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
which person or people
From this reading Maybe pleasant companionship had something to do with my thought of the place, for none can deny that a good deal does depend on who is with one.
winter'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I thought Pembroke a very pleasant place when I came to see it in the fair winter's morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gale had passed, but it had brought a thaw with it, and there was a softness in the air again, and the light covering of snow had gone when I first looked abroad.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading WOODS.
