used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She met him with outstretched arms, beneath the beech tree.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She met him with outstretched arms, beneath the beech tree.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
dismounted
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From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
doorstone
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
Isham
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From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
Jacqueline
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading "Lewis, Lewis!"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She met him with outstretched arms, beneath the beech tree.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading She met him with outstretched arms, beneath the beech tree.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
cut with a saw
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met him with outstretched arms, beneath the beech tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He held her to him, bent back her face, kissed her brow and eyes and mouth.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She met him with outstretched arms, beneath the beech tree.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
a Caucasian
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
wind-tossed
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE As he rode up the drive, he saw Jacqueline waiting for him, a gleam of white upon the grey doorstone, beyond the wind-tossed beech.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He dismounted, sent Young Isham around with the horses, and walked across the burned grass.
