used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
Alice
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From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
Branscombe
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From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
a movement into or inward
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
grandmamma
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From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
pinsnounUS /pɪnz/
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
Potter'snounUS /ˈpɑːtərz/
possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
rectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
Salcombe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
cut with a saw
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
SQUIRRELSnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading SQUIRRELS.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘WE have had such a nice walk, grandmamma!’ said Alice, entering the room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were such a number of roses in full blossom!
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘We walked a little way into Branscombe parish, and there was a big stone, and Mary told us that it was there to show where Salcombe and Branscombe met.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘We went first with Mary to the village, and she bought herself some needles and pins, and some cotton; and then we left those books, which you gave us, at the rectory; and we saw Mr. Potter’s beautiful garden, which goes up that steep hill by the house.
