used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
apple-tree
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From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
Barby
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From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
CrewesverbUS /kruːz/
third-person singular of “crew” — serve as a crew member on
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
travel across or pass over
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
GARETH
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From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
hollyhocksnounUS /ˈhɑːlihɑːks/
plural of “hollyhock” — any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
and nothing more
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
immediately past
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
posingnounUS /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
Richard
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From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
term of address for a man
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
snapshotsnounUS /ˈsnæpʃɑːts/
plural of “snapshot” — an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
carry out
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he caught sight of her under the apple-tree, and came striding across the grass to her, his head up and his face fairly shining.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
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 I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
look attentively
From this reading Barby came out to watch us, sitting on the stone bench under the apple tree, with her knitting.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The next minute Richard came dashing around the corner of the house, bareheaded, and calling Barby in such a breathless way that I knew he had exciting news from the front.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
at the time that
From this reading I was using my last film, posing Miss Crewes among the hollyhocks by the garden wall, when we heard a machine drive up and stop out in front.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
the day immediately before today
From this reading A MODERN SIR GARETH YESTERDAY morning, just to oblige me, Miss Crewes put on her Red Cross uniform and went out in the garden with me to let me take some snapshots of her.
