used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How comes this in a room at the Hall?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How comes this in a room at the Hall?"
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
charredverbUS /tʃɑːrd/
inflected form of “char” — burn to charcoal
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading How comes this in a room at the Hall?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do tell me what this is.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading How comes this in a room at the Hall?"
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From this reading How comes this in a room at the Hall?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do tell me what this is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do tell me what this is.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
overhangingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhæŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
coated with paint
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading How comes this in a room at the Hall?"
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
sparrowsnounUS /ˈsperoʊz/
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
express in words
From this reading "Do tell me what this is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do tell me what this is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And all three sparrows wanted to fly over the roses and the chimney, but flew against a flat wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
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 Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Close to the sparrows the roses were blooming; they were reflected in the water, and the charred beams leaned against the overhanging chimney.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do tell me what this is.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.
