used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
appreciationnounUS /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
BaptistnounUS /ˈbæptəst/
follower of Baptistic doctrines
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
recognizable; marked
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
deferencenounUS /ˈdefərəns/
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading THE DRIVE.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
JOSIE
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From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
lakesidenounUS /ˈleɪksaɪd/
the shore of a lake
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
set afire or burning
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
MANNINGverbUS /ˈmænɪŋ/
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
MethodistadjectiveUS /ˈmeθədəst/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
Nestletown
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From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
and nothing more
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
piouslyadverbUS /ˈpaɪəsli/
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
rivalled
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From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
spiresnounUS /spaɪrz/
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DRIVE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
at the time that
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful autumnal day, and the modest little lakeside village, which, in deference to its shy ways, we shall call Nestletown, did its best to show its appreciation of the weather.
which person or people
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading JOSIE MANNING was not at home, when the carriage stopped at her door; and so the party decided to drive on without company.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky.
but in spite of that
From this reading The roads were remarkably fine at that time; yet it seemed that almost the only persons who, on this special afternoon, cared to drive out and enjoy them were our friends in the open carriage.
