used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
abloomadjectiveUS /əˈbluːm/
bursting into flower
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
anew
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now I was leaving it behind me forever.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
Dartford
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From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
for a limitless time
From this reading Now I was leaving it behind me forever.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
the act of departing
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
the act of departing
From this reading Now I was leaving it behind me forever.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I was leaving it behind me forever.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I was leaving it behind me forever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
on one occasion
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
priorynounUS /ˈpraɪəri/
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
retraceverbUS /riˈtreɪs/
to go back over again
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
move upward
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
the season of growth
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
the upper part of anything
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
precisely as stated
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we paused on the top of a rise of ground and I looked back, I remembered all of a sudden that it was from this very place that I had first caught sight of Dartford priory.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a beautiful spring day, with flowers abloom and birds singing in every direction.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading SO here I was once more thrown upon the world and going over the road I never thought to retrace again.
