used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE JAMES BOYS' MOTHER.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
gotten under control
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
every person
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
fencesnounUS /ˈfensəz/
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading THE JAMES BOYS' MOTHER.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
Kearney
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
lilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE JAMES BOYS' MOTHER.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
cut with a saw
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Late in the afternoon of a pleasant day she passed Kearney, in Clay County, and followed an old country road.
having a supporting base
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JAMES BOYS' MOTHER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
which person or people
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The trip to Missouri was made without adventure by the Terror, but her peculiar appearance aroused the wonder of everybody who saw her during her journey through several States.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading A few miles from the town she arrived near a neat old log house standing back in a wooded pasture near the road.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading This house contained three rooms; in the front yard were several lilac bushes, and all the way from its fences to the town many farm houses lined the road.
