used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
anew
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
clocksnounUS /klɑːks/
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
Dering
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
dressing-room
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
move gently or carefully
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
firelightnoun
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
garishadjectiveUS /ˈɡerɪʃ/
tastelessly showy
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
Gatehousenoun
a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
and nothing more
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
Lionel
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
slipperedadjective
shod with slippers
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
SYCAMOREnounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
to-night
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
unanimitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈnɪməti/
everyone being of one mind
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
