used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
alacritynounUS /əˈlækrəti/
liveliness and eagerness
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
amusedly
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From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
move towards
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
bobbed
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From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
clippedadjectiveUS /klɪpt/
cut or trimmed by clipping
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
a female human offspring
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
grabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
ineffectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəˈfektʃuːəl/
not producing an intended effect
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
Jane
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From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
Janie
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From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
noiselessadjective
making no sound
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
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 Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course I was dreaming, Dad," she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you."
