used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
All's
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From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
contemplateverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
Dimbie
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From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
exultantlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌltəntli/
in an exultant manner
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
Fairbrother
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From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
FAIRBROTHER'S
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From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
Gawd-forsaken
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From this reading Kipling says: "O the oont, O the oont, O the Gawd-forsaken oont!"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
IMPENDINGadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
JANE
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From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
KiplingnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading Kipling says: "O the oont, O the oont, O the Gawd-forsaken oont!"
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
long-looked-for
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From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Kipling says: "O the oont, O the oont, O the Gawd-forsaken oont!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
oont
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From this reading Kipling says: "O the oont, O the oont, O the Gawd-forsaken oont!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
PUPILnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
precisely, exactly
From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Kipling says: "O the oont, O the oont, O the Gawd-forsaken oont!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long-looked-for letter from Miss Fairbrother has arrived, and she is coming to stay with us.
precisely as stated
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
Westover
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From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
at the time that
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why my pulses quicken at the very thought, and my heart sings when I contemplate the quiet joy of sitting in an English garden--a little green garden under an apple tree with Marguerite Westover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT "All's right with the world."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I read out the good news to Dimbie exultantly and most happily:-- "'LITTLE OLD PUPIL,--Shall I be glad to come to you?
