used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
BerylnounUS /ˈberəl/
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
CoralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
CornishnounUS /ˈkɔːrnɪʃ/
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
Egloshayle
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From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
fisherman'snounUS /ˈfɪʃərmənz/
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
Gilbank
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From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The children missed him sadly when he had gone away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
for more time
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
engage in
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
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 He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
memorialnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/
a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading The children missed him sadly when he had gone away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
quitted
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From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading The children missed him sadly when he had gone away.
an educational institution
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
precisely as stated
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
water-colournoun
water-soluble pigment
From this reading Not the least excellent of these was a water-colour sketch of Coral and Beryl, seated side by side in the shelter of a fisherman's boat, turned keel upwards on the beach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
at the time that
From this reading A STRANGE SUNDAY SCHOOL THE children were very sorry when their friend David Gilbank quitted Egloshayle.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had made a longer stay than he had intended at the Cornish village, and he carried away with him many beautiful sketches, to be worked up to perfection in his London studio.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Mr. Gilbank hoped in time to finish this picture, and make it a worthy memorial of the little friends in whom he took such interest.
