used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
a female human offspring
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It is early spring in London.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
horsebacknounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/
the back of a horse
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is early spring in London.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is early spring in London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is early spring in London.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
Leopold
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From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It is early spring in London.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
only a very short time before
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
the season of growth
From this reading It is early spring in London.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
not in physical motion
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
Travers
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From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
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 The trees in the park and squares are budding into leaf and blossom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
at the time that
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leopold Travers has had a brief but serious conversation with his daughter, and now gone forth on horseback.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading SOMEWHAT more than another year has rolled away.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Handsome and graceful still, Leopold Travers when in London is pleased to find himself scarcely less the fashion with the young than he was when himself in youth.
