used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then a sound was heard through the darkness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It really was only about five minutes.
anew
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
how long something has existed
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
any thing at all
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
on or to one side
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
Billie
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From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
CODFISHnoun
lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading It was the cracking of a twig.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then a sound was heard through the darkness.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It really was only about five minutes.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then a sound was heard through the darkness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
Laura
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From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It really was only about five minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the cracking of a twig.
and nothing more
From this reading It really was only about five minutes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It really was only about five minutes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then a sound was heard through the darkness.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The girls started, and Billie, drawing some bushes aside, peered out in the direction of the sound.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a sound was heard through the darkness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then a sound was heard through the darkness.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
twigverbUS /twɪɡ/
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading It was the cracking of a twig.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
VinounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It really was only about five minutes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE "CODFISH" AGAIN It seemed an age while Billie and Laura and Vi stood under the maple tree before anything happened.
