used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
boyhood's
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From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
Chuctenunda
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From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
placed crosswise
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
DaytonnounUS /ˈdeɪtən/
a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
EliasnounUS /əˈlaɪəs/
plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
on one occasion
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
playfield
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From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I See Daisy and the Old Home Once More.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I rode beside Colonel Elias Dayton one forenoon some ten days later, up the Valley road, my pulses beating fast at the growing familiarity of the scene before us.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the very threshold of my boyhood's playfield--within a short hour's walk of my boyhood's home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beyond rose the hills behind which lay Fort Johnson.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We had crossed the Chuctenunda Creek, and were within sight of the gray walls of Guy Park.
