used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
CrawfordnounUS /ˈkrɔːfərd/
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
Dorothy
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From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
encircledadjectiveUS /ɪnˈsɜːrkəld/
confined on all sides
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
intense or sharp
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
fluffyadjectiveUS /ˈflʌfi/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
fursnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
a young female
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
a state of high honor
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
halonounUS /ˈheɪloʊ/
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
ivory-like
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From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
go away from a place
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
social deportment
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
the middle of the day
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
PeacocknounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
ponderousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərəs/
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
possessing material wealth
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
Rowsley
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From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
cut with a saw
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
SEEDnounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
term of address for a man
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
Vernon
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From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading An hour before noon we rode into the town of Rowsley and halted at The Peacock for dinner.
at the time that
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them was an elderly lady whom I recognized as my cousin, Lady Dorothy Crawford, sister to Sir George Vernon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE IRON, THE SEED, THE CLOUD, AND THE RAIN The morning following my meeting with Manners, he and I made an early start.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The second was a tall, beautiful girl, with an exquisite ivory-like complexion and a wonderful crown of fluffy red hair which encircled her head like a halo of sunlit glory.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading When we entered the courtyard of the inn we saw three ladies warmly wrapped in rich furs leave a ponderous coach and walk to the inn door, which they entered.
