used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
Bevan
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From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
can't
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From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
cigarettesnounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈets/
plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Leavesley was making and smoking cigarettes.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
DAISYnounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
FannynounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
a boy or man
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
Leavesley
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From this reading Leavesley was making and smoking cigarettes.
something that is lost
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
engage in
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Leavesley was making and smoking cigarettes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The loss did not seem to affect them.
Verneede
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From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny had picked some daisies and was making a chain of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
Woodford
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From this reading THE DAISY CHAIN They were seated in a dusty glade near a road, near Woodford, and they had lost Verneede.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But what I can't make out," said Leavesley--"This fellow Bevan, you said he was a beast, and now you seem quite gone on him."
