used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
dripverbUS /drɪp/
fall in drops
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
joyouslyadverb
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
and nothing more
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
minusadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪnəs/
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
go across or through
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
raincoatsnounUS /ˈreɪnkoʊts/
plural of “raincoat” — a water-resistant coat
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
RAINYadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
sagverbUS /sæɡ/
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
an educational institution
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
the rays of the sun
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The children go to school just as joyously in raincoats and rubber boots.
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
umbrellasnounUS /əmˈbreləz/
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading A RAINY DAY On a rainy day Green Valley is just as interesting as it is in the sunshine.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Somehow though the big trees sag and drip and the wind sighs about the corners there is nothing mournful about the streets.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading After the school bell rings the streets do get quiet but there is nothing depressing about that; for as you pass along you see at doors and windows the contented faces of busy women.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Their round glad faces, minus a tooth here and there, smile up at you from under big umbrellas.
