used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
on or to one side
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
exhale hard
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Go, Sam, bring the carriage down.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Go, Sam, bring the carriage down.
cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/
excessively
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
set up or found
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go, Sam, bring the carriage down.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Oh, heavens!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, heavens!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
on one occasion
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
pensiveadjectiveUS /ˈpensɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Go, Sam, bring the carriage down.
scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
sicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/
an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must get her to the house at once!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading She was sitting on a low grassy knoll, gentle and pensive, a vacant stare in her sweet brown eyes as they wistfully scanned the surface of the water.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Down on the beach they found her--the woman upon whom the blow had fallen so cruelly, and from whom the "grim sickle" had so recently turned aside.
