used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
(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 He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
the lower side of anything
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
Danny
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From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
dearly loved
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
Dutton
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From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
FinchnounUS /fɪntʃ/
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
set up or found
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
immediately past
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
staying power
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
lodge-keeper
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From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
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 And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.
MoorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
term of address for a man
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
smokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
thatchedverbUS /θætʃt/
past form of “thatch” — cover with thatch
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
tiledadjectiveUS /taɪld/
covered or furnished with tiles
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
precisely as stated
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an old-fashioned cottage with a thatched roof, old black beams, and red tiled floors.
