used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
Boscombe
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From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
Crowder
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From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
a female human offspring
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
game-keeper
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From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
a young female
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
and nothing more
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
lodge-keeper
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From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
McCarthynounUS /məˈkɑːrθi/
United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
McCarthys
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From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
Moran
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From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
PoolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
an angry dispute
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
cut with a saw
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
a male human offspring
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
precisely as stated
From this reading She heard Mr. McCarthy the elder using very strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his hand as if to strike his father.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
at the time that
From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
which person or people
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
William
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From this reading “The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost sight of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers.
