used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
ApartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Apartments._ They stopped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
bunchyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌntʃi/
occurring close together in bunches or clusters
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
CluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
cobbledverbUS /ˈkɑːbəld/
past form of “cobble” — pave with cobblestones
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
a small house with a single story
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
and nothing more
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
MarigoldnounUS /ˈmerəɡoʊld/
any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading MISS MARIGOLD _Teas Provided.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
cut with a saw
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Apartments._ They stopped.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
sunflowersnounUS /ˈsʌnflaʊərz/
plural of “sunflower” — any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
TeasnounUS /tiːz/
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading MISS MARIGOLD _Teas Provided.
thatchedverbUS /θætʃt/
past form of “thatch” — cover with thatch
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
tyingnounUS /ˈtaɪɪŋ/
the act of tying or binding things together
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
at the time that
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
in or at the place that
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Timothy Gives Them a Clue_ Miss Marigold was in the garden tying up the sunflowers as Jack and Molly passed her cottage, which was the fourth one along the village street.
a Caucasian
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such a quaint little village street it was, with cobbled stones, and grass growing in the roadway, and bunchy white cottages with thatched roofs.
showing curiosity
From this reading The children did not know the name of the lady in the garden, of course, and were just wondering where Miss Marigold lived, when they saw a card hanging in the window, on which was printed:
