aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
anew
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
(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 We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE SEA URCHINS' CLUB.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
cricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
set up or found
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
assemble or get together
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
Isobel
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From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
and nothing more
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
namesakenounUS /ˈneɪmseɪk/
a person with the same name as another
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
cut with a saw
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE SEA URCHINS' CLUB.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
in the near future
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEA URCHINS' CLUB.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
Twas
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From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
URCHINSnounUS /ˈɜːrtʃənz/
plural of “urchin” — poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading THE SEA URCHINS' CLUB.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Isobel found her namesake waiting for her on the beach next morning.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
We're
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From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
in or at the place that
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
in the company of; together with
From this reading We're all starting off to play cricket again on the common down under the cliffs, and I want you to go with us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'Twas here where the urchins would gather to play, In the shadows of twilight or sunny midday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
you'd
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From this reading "I thought you'd be coming out soon," announced Belle, "so I just stopped about till I saw you.
