used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
Ann
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From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
any person at all
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
BONNIEadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
didn't
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From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
DorisnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
set up or found
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
and nothing more
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
engage in
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
a full supply
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
transport commercially
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
confined on all sides
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
SUSIE
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From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading For there, in the center of a beautiful green lawn, surrounded by trees, stood a ship.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Elizabeth Ann found out afterward that plenty of people, driving past the house, stopped and stared, just as she and Doris were doing now.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading To be sure there were windows and doors cut in the hull of this ship, but they didn’t make it seem like a house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE BONNIE SUSIE Anyone, seeing the Bonnie Susie for the first time, would have stared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A real ship, if you please, with masts and a deck and everything just as you see on ships in pictures.
