used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
Crusoes
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From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
exploringverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
footprintnounUS /ˈfʊtprɪnt/
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
Kenneth
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From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
held dear
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
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 It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
of an obscure nature
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
participate in games or sport
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
scramblingverbUS /ˈskræmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And they were always hoping to come upon a mysterious footprint, or something like that.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One particular day they were scrambling about on the rocks, a long way from the foot of the cliff on which perched their summer home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
which person or people
From this reading They liked to play that it was a desert island and that they were Robinson Crusoes who were exploring to see what they might find.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS After Kenneth recovered from the scarlet fever and Rose came back to the city, the Thornton family went away for the summer to their island down in Maine, which the children loved better than any other place in the whole world.
a late time of life
From this reading It was a very wonderful island, and though Kenneth and Rose had gone down there as many years as they could remember, they were continually finding something new which they had never seen before.
