used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “I saw him this afternoon, Agneta.”
AGNETA
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From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
black-clad
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From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
put or send forth
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
a female human offspring
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I saw him this afternoon, Agneta.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw him this afternoon, Agneta.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
limesnounUS /laɪmz/
plural of “lime” — a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
in motion
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
Pensionarynoun
the beneficiary of a pension fund
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw him this afternoon, Agneta.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Agneta de Witt dropped her fine sewing into her lap and looked at the Grand Pensionary.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I saw him this afternoon, Agneta.”
to-day
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From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
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 The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
which person or people
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was filled with a soft and melancholy sunshine; the trees cast faint and moving shadows over the black-clad figure of John de Witt, who leant back in the rustic seat and, his face resting on his hand, gazed at his daughter.
WITT
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From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
wych
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From this reading They were together in the garden, under the new golden foliage of the wych elms and limes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AGNETA DE WITT “Did you see the Prince to-day, my father?”
