used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He sat alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
Childers
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From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
gotten under control
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
CovenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
one or the other of two
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
and nothing more
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
Kester
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From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
LaurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Bud was neither.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
and nothing more
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
philosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
Roxie
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From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bud Childers sat before the open fire in his log shack on Big Laurel Cove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
except if; if not
From this reading It is not good for a man to be alone unless he is either poet or philosopher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bud was neither.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
in or at the place that
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, on the board table which, with a few rough chairs, was the only article in the way of furniture the room contained, stood a bottle and in the bottle a withered branch from a laurel bush, plucked just beyond the ford where he had first seen Roxie Kester.
