used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
a line of approach
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
errantadjectiveUS /ˈerənt/
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
Kensington
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From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
Laline
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From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
without good reason
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
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 It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
with speed
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
snowflakesnounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/
plural of “snowflake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
steadfastlyadverbUS /ˈstedfæstli/
with resolute determination
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
suppleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌpəl/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
unattendedadjectiveUS /ənəˈtendɪd/
not watched
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
precisely as stated
From this reading Laline met very few people in Kensington Gardens that afternoon.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Laline walked fast, with eyes fixed steadfastly in front of her, absorbed in her own thoughts, holding her cloak together round her, and bending her supple frame to the wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was her first walk unattended in the Gardens, and her errant footsteps led her to a long leafless avenue, through which she walked rapidly, listening to the wind in the branches above her head.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was keen, and every now and then drifting snowflakes told of the coming storm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Round Pond was covered with a thin sheet of ice, and upon the green roof of Kensington Palace the snow was lightly strewn.
