used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
atrociousadjectiveUS /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly brutal or cruel
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
carefreeadjectiveUS /ˈkerfriː/
free of trouble and worry and care
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
copnounUS /kɑːp/
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
Jeanne's
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From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
kidnappingnounUS /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
loyaladjectiveUS /ˈlɔɪəl/
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
minnowsnounUS /ˈmɪnoʊz/
plural of “minnow” — very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
NorthlandnounUS /ˈnɔːrθlænd/
any region lying in or toward the north
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
open-hearted
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From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
sojournersnounUS /ˈsoʊdʒərnərz/
plural of “sojourner” — a temporary resident
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something will come of this,” was the word on many a tongue.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
Tillie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The native population of this Northland is intensely loyal to its own people.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Something will come of this,” was the word on many a tongue.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Something will come of this,” was the word on many a tongue.
accept gladly
From this reading As for Florence, after receiving Jeanne’s open-hearted and joyous welcome home, her first thought was of the lady cop.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were dark looks on many faces as the story of the kidnapping of the two girls and the atrocious attempt at their lives spread about the village.
which person or people
From this reading The summer sojourners, too, had come to have a great love for the happy, carefree Tillie, who caught their minnows and helped to launch their boats.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Something will come of this,” was the word on many a tongue.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Something will come of this,” was the word on many a tongue.
