used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
Camille
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From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
traveling across
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
first-classadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrstˈklæs/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
and nothing more
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
perturbedadjectiveUS /pərˈtɜːrbd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
cut with a saw
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading SORROW.
steeplyadverbUS /ˈstiːpli/
in a steep manner
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
in a swift manner
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is some trouble?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
in the direction of
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
treatingverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "There is some trouble?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She turned towards the walk to greet him, but her happy face fell as she saw the perturbed expression upon his.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
at the time that
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" she asked, looking down upon him from the ascending walk, which led somewhat steeply up to her veranda steps.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joyce had just returned from a half day in the city with Camille, whom she had been treating to some first-class music, and was just crossing the lawns to her own door, when she saw George Dalton come swiftly across the road from the park.
