used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
attainverbUS /əˈteɪn/
to gain with effort
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
exhale hard
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
dejectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈdʒektɪd/
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
Giles
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
gladiolusnounUS /ˌɡlædiˈoʊləs/
any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
death of a person
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
and nothing more
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
mauveadjectiveUS /mɔːv/
of a pale to moderate greyish violet color
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
smote
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From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Over her knees hung a long, bright spray of gladiolus flowers.
stone-coloured
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From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
thymenounUS /θaɪm/
any of various mints of the genus Thymus
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
toquenoun
a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
vehemencenounUS /ˈviːəməns/
intensity or forcefulness of expression
From this reading In the suddenness of the meeting, the grave dejected look on her bent face smote Giles with the vehemence of a blow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was sitting on a stony bank covered with wild thyme, just above the road; her soft mauve blouse and the little stone-coloured toque on her head were in exact tone with their setting.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now that what he had set himself to attain was unexpectedly within his reach, he felt as if he could not face her.
