used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only it was a year later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
Carolyn
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From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
chroniclesnounUS /ˈkrɑːnɪkəlz/
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
Ffolliott
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From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
the act of departing
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
imprintnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪnt/
a distinctive influence
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only it was a year later.
kitenounUS /kaɪt/
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Only it was a year later.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
LeandernounUS /liˈændər/
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
engage in
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
take in marriage
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
MAXWELLnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
and nothing more
From this reading Only it was a year later.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
SavinnounUS /ˈsævɪn/
procumbent or spreading juniper
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
a male human offspring
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
hard to endure
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
unravelverbUS /ənˈrævəl/
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
under normal conditions
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
precisely as stated
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Carolyn was reading; her brother Leander was sitting on the lawn, trying to unravel the tail of a kite; her mother was walking slowly back and forth, watching her son.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
at the time that
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carolyn Ffolliott was sitting on the piazza at Savin Hill, sitting in much the same position and with the same surroundings as when we first met her in the opening chapter of these chronicles.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading A year usually writes very little on the human face, though it may have brought experiences which will in time make their imprint visible.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Only it was a year later.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY LORD MAXWELL?"
