used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
accross
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From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
eagerly desirous
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
BEATRICEnounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
a small house with a single story
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
traveling across
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
jasminenounUS /ˈdʒæzmən/
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
LANGTON'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the outskirts of the village stood her home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading On the outskirts of the village stood her home.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the outskirts of the village stood her home.
successive (without a break)
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently she came to the stream and after crossing the bridge she made for the common.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A little brown cottage with carefully trimmed roses and jasmine creeping up the porch and a neat little garden in front.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading On the outskirts of the village stood her home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
at the time that
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her heart was heavy and her eyelids were wet with fast falling tears as she made her way accross the desolate moor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BEATRICE LANGTON'S HOME When Beatrice went away she made straight for her home for it was close on nine and her mother would be anxious.
