used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
accumulationnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
Ashgate
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From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
AsylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
a line of approach
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
chalkyadjective
composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
Chiltern
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From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
else
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From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
a social unit living together
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
fantasiesnounUS /ˈfæntəsiz/
plural of “fantasy” — imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
fruitlessadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/
unproductive of success
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
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 Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
on one occasion
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
pietynounUS /ˈpaɪəti/
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
Raeburn
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From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
the season of growth
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
having a supporting base
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
viewlessadjective
not having or expressing opinions or views
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Jenny and May used to go once a fortnight to visit her sad seclusion.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Here in a long ward lay Mrs. Raeburn, fantasies riding day and night through the darkness of her mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a way it was a fruitless errand of piety, for she never recognized her daughters, staring at them from viewless eyes.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Nobody else in the family made the slow, dreary journey through the raw spring weather.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Ashgate Asylum was a great gray accumulation of stone, standing at the head of a wide avenue of beech trees on a chalky ridge of the Chiltern Hills.
