used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mary Jane I well remember, and the view from those back windows.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
a small house with a single story
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
at any time
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
JANE
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From this reading MARY JANE.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY JANE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
To recall to mind.
From this reading But Mary Jane I well remember, and the view from those back windows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
tail-end
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But Mary Jane I well remember, and the view from those back windows.
the upper part of anything
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary Jane was my first subject and my dearest friend.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But Mary Jane I well remember, and the view from those back windows.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is doubtful if I ever knew what calling her father followed, and I have forgotten his name.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading She lived in a little cottage at the top of the village that caught a tail-end view of the pond and the green from the back windows.
