used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
curnounUS /kɜːr/
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
EPILOGUEnounUS /ˈepəlɔːɡ/
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
LOGIE
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From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
pollarded
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From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
on the contrary
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
get rid of
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
having a supporting base
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
in the direction of
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long room was rather dark, and was growing darker.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
which person or people
From this reading He had been standing for some minutes reading a letter by the fading light, and his back was towards the man who had brought it.
belonging to which person
From this reading The pollarded beech, whose boughs were trimmed in a close screen before the walls, had shed its golden leaves and the canal waters were grey under a cloudy sky.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading EPILOGUE JAMES LOGIE stood at the window of a house in a Dutch town.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading By the chair that he had left lay a yellow cur.
