used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
aviatornounUS /ˈeɪvieɪtər/
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the snow drifts were of lawn and roses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
campusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
cliquesnounUS /klɪks/
plural of “clique” — an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading But the snow drifts were of lawn and roses.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
a young female
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
Glenwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
groupedadjectiveUS /ɡruːpt/
arranged into groups
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
LAWNnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the snow drifts were of lawn and roses.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
photographernounUS /fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/
someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
an educational institution
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading But the snow drifts were of lawn and roses.
snowdrifts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
carry out
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That is the way it must have looked to an aviator had one sailed over the old school and looked down upon the campus on this beautiful June day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the snow drifts were of lawn and roses.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were grouped by classes, or in little cliques, while a photographer from the city with a great camera arranged to take a picture of the scene.
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES The great green campus between Glenwood Hall and the road looked to be scattered over with snowdrifts.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Every girl in the school was dressed in white, and every girl wore, or carried, white roses.
