used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
ClydenounUS /klaɪd/
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
corrals
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From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
daydreamsnounUS /ˈdeɪdriːmz/
plural of “daydream” — absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
haystacknounUS /ˈheɪstæk/
a stack of hay
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
an instinctive motive
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
odorousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdərəs/
having odor or a characteristic odor
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
except for; apart from
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Her hands clasped behind her head, her book forgotten, she stared up into the blue sky, and dreamed daydreams.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Clyde lay stretched at length in sweet, odorous hay.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Behind the corrals she had come upon a haystack, cut halfway down and halfway across, and on impulse she had climbed up a short ladder and lain down.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Therefore she had taken a book and wandered forth.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading There was no reason why she should not have taken the hammock in the shade of the veranda that morning, save that she wanted to be alone.
