used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
buildingsnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
campusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
ColumbusnounUS /kəˈlʌmbəs/
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
droughtnounUS /draʊt/
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
give expression to
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
set up or found
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
Granville
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From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
go away from a place
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
LogannounUS /ˈloʊɡən/
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We lost our way in coming into Granville, and had to inquire directions at the house of a farmer.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
southeastnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
precisely as stated
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so kindly that we were moved to express to him a hope that he might some day have a motor.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
WesleyannounUS /ˈwezliən/
a follower of Wesleyanism
From this reading Driving through Delaware, Ohio, we stopped to see the campus and fine buildings of Ohio Wesleyan University, and then came on by way of Columbus to Granville.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leaving Columbus we found the road very wet and heavy from the recent rains, which had fallen after a drought of many weeks.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading We were sorry to leave the wooded hills and the green valleys of Logan County and press on to the southeast.
